Recovery and rehabilitation
Patients should stay in the hospital for 1-2 days after their hip replacement surgery to be observed. After getting discharged from the hospital, patients should visit their orthopedic doctor for at least a month to follow up on their progression and recovery process. Orthopedic doctors usually give post-operative instructions that include avoiding exerting much effort or bending their hip joint more than 90 degrees until they make sure it’s fully healed. Patients are also asked to keep their incision area as clean as possible to avoid infections.
Patients get referred to a rehabilitation unit by their orthopedic doctor to regain their muscle strength and mobility. The rehabilitation phase hasn’t a certain duration, but it differs from one person to another according to their progression. Physical therapy is also recommended for these patients as they are asked to do simple exercises with increasing their intensity gradually to strengthen muscles of the lower limb.
