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THA Lateral Approach

This document outlines the post-surgical rehabilitation protocol for patients who have undergone a total hip arthroplasty using a lateral surgical approach. It details the discharge criteria to rehabilitation facilities or home, precautions over the first 6 weeks, and exercises and goals for weeks 1-6, 6-9, 9-12, and 3-6 post-operation. The protocol focuses on protecting the hip, regaining range of motion, strengthening muscles around the hip, and returning to normal gait and activities.

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THA Lateral Approach

This document outlines the post-surgical rehabilitation protocol for patients who have undergone a total hip arthroplasty using a lateral surgical approach. It details the discharge criteria to rehabilitation facilities or home, precautions over the first 6 weeks, and exercises and goals for weeks 1-6, 6-9, 9-12, and 3-6 post-operation. The protocol focuses on protecting the hip, regaining range of motion, strengthening muscles around the hip, and returning to normal gait and activities.

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GALLAND/KIRBY TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY LATERAL

APPROACH POST-SURGICAL REHABILITATION PROTOCOL


DISCHARGE CRITERIA
• To Rehabilitation Hospital
- Independent/minimum assist with bed mobility
- Ambulation with assistive device for 30 feet
• To Home
- Independent bed mobility and transfers
- Able to safely negotiate home obstacles such as stairs and carpet
- Independent ambulation with assistive device for 300 feet
- Coordinate with Social Work Services to obtain home equipment
o Wheeled walker, Three-in-one, Reacher

PRECAUTIONS X 6 WEEKS
• Wear TED Hose
• Sleep on back
• Pillow under ankle, NOT under knee – keep foot of bed flat
• Pillow between legs while sleeping
• No active Abduction exercises
• No straight leg raise (SLR)
• No Flexion > 90 degrees
• No ER > 30 degrees
• No Extension > 30 degrees
• No Adduction past midline

POST-OP WEEKS 1 – 6
• Walker or crutches
– Weight bearing as tolerated (WBAT)
– Progress to cane and D/C when gait is normal
• Ankle pumping
• Heel slides, AROM, AAROM with above restrictions
• Quad sets, Co-contractions quads/hams
• Short arc quads up to 10#
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• Sitting knee extension (chair or mat) 90-0 degrees
• Weight shifts in parallel bars
• Mini squats 0-45 degrees in parallel bars
• Forward, retro and lateral step downs (small step)
• Double leg heel raises
• Stationary bicycle at week 4

GOALS
• Protection
• Hip ROM 0-90 degrees

Weeks 6 - 9
• Cane as needed, D/C when gait is normal
• Continue to caution against hip flexion > 90 degrees
• Continue to sleep on back
• D/C pillow between legs while sleeping
• Continue appropriate previous exercises
• Progressive abductor strengthening
– In standing
– Sidelying
– Add light weight in sidelying when able to perform 25 reps
– In standing with Theraband, bilaterally
• Lateral and retro walking in parallel bars
• Forward, retro and lateral step downs (medium step)
• Wall squats
• Straight leg raise (SLR)
• Hip extension strengthening ex – Standing or prone
• Hamstring curl weight machine
• Knee extension weight machine
• Single leg (stork) standing
• Single leg heel raises
• Treadmill – Walking progression program
• Pool therapy

GOAL
• Normal gait

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WEEKS 9 - 12
• Continue appropriate previous exercises
• Hip flexion > 90 degrees
• Hip machine x 4 bilaterally
• Leg press (< 90 degrees hip flexion)
• Proprioception exercises as tolerated (age dependent)
• Practice sit-to-stand without using hands
• Stair training
• Elliptical trainer
• Stretches – quads, HS, hip flexors, ITB

GOALS
• Symmetrical hip ROM
• Walk x 20 minutes
• Stand from sitting without use of hands

Months 3 - 6
• Discontinue supervised PT
• Resume all recreational activities as tolerated
• Encourage non-impact activities

DEVELOPED BY: ADAPTED FROM:


Mark Galland, MD Physical Therapy Section
Kenneth Kirby, PT, DPT William Beaumont Army Medical Center

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