Your Patient Had a Lateral Total Hip Replacement a Week

question 18

Multiple Choice

Your patient had a lateral total hip replacement a week ago.You enter the room and find the patient on her back with the abduction wedge between her knees.What is your next action?

• A) Remove the wedge and reposition the patient observing universal hip precautions
• B) Nothing,the patient is in a good position
• C) Place the hip in 90° of flexion
• D) Place the affected hip in internal rotation

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Definitions:

Tibial Tuberosity

A prominent bony structure on the anterior portion of the tibia, below the knee, where the patellar ligament attaches.

Intercondylar Eminence

A projection located on the tibial plateau between the medial and lateral condyles, serving as an attachment point for ligaments in the knee joint.

Lateral Condyle

The outer part of the condyle, which is the round prominence at the end of a bone, most commonly referred to in the context of the knee joint.

Lesser Trochanter

A bony projection on the proximal femur, near the joint with the pelvis, serving as a site for muscle attachment.