How to nurse after artificial femoral head replacement

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Three months ago, due to a traffic accident, the right bone neck fracture was caused. At that time, the artificial femoral head replacement operation was performed in the hospital. Now it has been more than 2 months after the operation. I went to the hospital for film review. The doctor said that the recovery was very good. Let me pay attention to the nursing. Now let's share how to care after artificial femoral head replacement.

How to nurse after artificial femoral head replacement

Step 1: within 6-12 months after the operation, any form of rotation of the surgical limb is prohibited. You can't make your injured leg rotate inward beyond the midline of the body, and can't make the replacement hip flexion exceed 90 degrees, including forward flexion and backward flexion.

Step 2: move carefully after operation, keep abduction, internal rotation and extension. Traction in abduction neutral position for 1-2 weeks to prevent adduction and external rotation to avoid dislocation. After that, the corrective shoes were used in the same position for 2-3 weeks. After the operation, the patients were given two or three antibiotics, intramuscularly and intravenously until the temperature was stable, and then intramuscularly injected for about one week.

The third step: use skin traction or t-shoes after operation to keep the patient in abduction neutral position for 2-3 weeks. In the early stage of getting out of bed, the affected limb can wear long elastic socks to reduce swelling.

matters needing attention

There is no definite standard for the time of normal use after artificial femoral head replacement, which is directly related to the quality of the artificial femoral head itself, the technology of the operation process and the use of the artificial femoral head by the postoperative patients. However, in general, the artificial femoral head can be maintained for 10-15 years after the operation.