Introduction Rehabilitation requires coordinated effort from orthopaedic surgeon physical therapist occupational therapist case manager nursing staff patient and patient's family Care can be broken down into different phases including preoperative teaching inpatient acute care (hospital) inpatient extended care (rehab/SNF) outpatient home care Preoperative Teaching Physical therapy preoperative physical therapy has not been shown to improve postoperative outcomes Hip precautions useful if discussed before surgery types of hip precautions posterolateral approach avoid flexion past 90 degrees extreme internal rotation adduction past body's midline anterolateral approach avoid extension extreme external rotation adduction past the body's midline direct anterior approach avoid bridging extension extreme external rotation adduction past body's midline Inpatient Acute Care (Hospital) Pain management preoperative NSAIDS and opioids given immediately before procedure reduce postoperative pain intraoperative regional anesthesia (spinal and/or epidural) preferred over general anesthesia periarticular multimodal drug injection decrease postoperative pain with minimal risks postoperative multimodal oral drug therapy gold standard Physical therapy goals sitting upright --> gait training, ambulation with walker, out of bed to chair --> transfers, gait normalization --> independence Discharge home criteria independent ambulation with assistive device independent transfers independent ADLs stairs with supervision appropriate home assistance (spouse, family, visiting nurses) Inpatient Extended Care (Rehab) Earlier discharge to rehab from hospital associated with improved outcomes Discharge criteria to home similar to those in hospital Outpatient Care Return to sport low-impact exercises are preferred golf handicap shows minimal change after THA handicap shows increase after TKA high-impact exercises increase revision rates in patients less than 55 years-old Driving recommendations 3-4 weeks after right THA less than 3-4 weeks after a left THA reaction time returns to preoperative levels at 4-6 weeks Return to work within a month if no manual labor
QUESTIONS 1 of 2 1 2 Previous Next (OBQ08.229) A 68-year-old male undergoes the procedure shown in Figure A. After this particular procedure, when are nearly all patients' driving reaction times returned to their preoperative level? QID: 615 FIGURES: A Type & Select Correct Answer 1 3 months 7% (218/3076) 2 2 months 21% (655/3076) 3 4 weeks 60% (1837/3076) 4 2 weeks 10% (304/3076) 5 1 week 1% (46/3076) L 3 Question Complexity D Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 3 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic (OBQ07.84) A 60-year-old female underwent hybrid total hip arthroplasty with good position of implants and post-operatively is instructed not to extend, adduct, and externally rotate the hip to prevent dislocation. What approach was likely performed? QID: 745 Type & Select Correct Answer 1 Southern 3% (108/3174) 2 Stoppa approach 1% (29/3174) 3 Smith-Petersen 90% (2848/3174) 4 Kocher Langenbach 6% (177/3174) 5 Pfannenstiel approach 0% (4/3174) L 1 Question Complexity D Question Importance Select Answer to see Preferred Response SUBMIT RESPONSE 3 Review Tested Concept Review Full Topic
All Videos (5) Podcasts (1) Login to View Community Videos Login to View Community Videos Orthopaedic Summit Evolving Techniques 2021 Total Hip Arthroplasty: My Rehab Program That Gets Her Back To Sport - George J. Davies, DPT, ATC, CSCS Recon - THA Rehabilitation 12/15/2022 24 views 0.0 (0) Login to View Community Videos Login to View Community Videos Orthopaedic Summit Evolving Techniques 2021 Managing Posterior Hip Pain: The Application Of Dry Needling & Cupping In Hip Rehabilitation - Sue Falsone, PT, MS, SCS, ATC, CSCS, COMT Recon - THA Rehabilitation 12/8/2022 8 views 0.0 (0) ISTA: Emerging Technologies in Arthroplasty 2021 Feasibility of Passively Collected Gait Parameters Using a Smart-Phone Based Care Platform Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty - Jared Foran, MD Jared Foran Recon - THA Rehabilitation B 5/20/2021 492 views 4.0 (1) ReconâȘTHA Rehabilitation Orthobullets Team Recon - THA Rehabilitation Listen Now 7:45 min 5/13/2020 177 plays 5.0 (1) See More See Less