NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy
Health & Fitness
Jess is treating an elderly female in the acute care setting who has just had an uncemented total hip arthroplasty via a posterior approach. Which of the following precautions should be instructed to the patient during the early postoperative period?
A. Avoid full weightbearing on the operated leg
B. Avoid external rotation of the hip
C. Avoid hip flexion
D. Avoid hip abduction
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