- You still need to do quadriceps femoris muscle and ankle exercise.
- Lie in the bed, keep the affected leg abducted (i.e. the posture of standing at ease), and block it up with a pillow to prevent from rotating inward or outward. The head of the bed should not be raised more than 45 degrees.
- If there is no discomfort, you can sleep on your affected leg side. However, in the first six weeks after you leave the hospital, you still need to put a pillow between your legs.
- If you are more careful when you step in the bathtub, you could use it but it might be more convenient to take a shower.
- You might not need to heighten the toilet seat but never twist your hip when you are sitting down or standing up.
- Keep on using the walking aids (crutch, walker) until you come back for outpatient service again.
- You can sit with your hip joint and knee bent naturally while you are sitting and avoid the angle between hip and legs to be more than 90 degrees.
- Avoid sitting on a chair which is too low, keep knees separate while sitting and avoid sitting for more than one hour.
- Don’t bend too far and cross legs
- Remember to increase your exercise gradually but have enough rest in between
- Don’t drive a car in three months and wear soft sole and heel shoes
- When you feel physically capable, you can go back to your work. It is better to start from more relaxing and shorter work.
- You must follow every activity limit until you go back for outpatient service again and ask for further advice from the doctor.
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