Orif Hip Surgery Precautions

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Orif hip surgery precautions.

Most people with a fractured femur need some sort of surgery usually orif. The socket is the acetabulum in the pelvis and the ball is the upper knob on the thigh bone or femur. I am 3 yrs post hip orif still in pain walking with 2 canes. Orif is surgery to put the broken parts your femur bone back together using special metal hardware.

The hip joint is a ball and socket joint. Following a hip replacement surgery the ball can slip out of the socket when the hip joint is placed into certain vulnerable positions before the soft tissues around the hip joint have had time to heal hip anatomy. A direct blow to your hip may break the part of the femur associated with your hip joint. Orif hip surgery repairs the break in the top part of your femur the ball that fits into the hip socket.

Hip orif is usually an emergency surgery performed as soon as possible after the fracture. The surgery is used to fix fractures in the arms and legs including bones in the shoulder elbow wrist hip knee and ankle. Without the surgery your broken femur may not heal properly. The procedure stabilizes the broken bone and allows it to heal.

What would cause upper inner thigh swelling. Your caregiver will make an incision cut on your hip to let him see the damaged bone. Answered by dr. It also includes putting your hip joint back together.

3 years post op orif hip fx.