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Sleeping
At first you should always sleep on your back
with your legs slightly splayed out. An abduc-
tion pillow will help you to maintain a slightly
splayed out position.
Avoid turning over in bed and all movements
involving turning your body or hip.
Sitting
After having your hip joint replaced with-
out complications you may usually sit up
beginning on the 5th day after the operati-
on. You should refrain from flexing the hip
too much (such as is required for sitting on
chairs of normal height).
For this purpose an elevated chair or a slo-
ped arthrodesis cushion, which reduces
the hip flexion angle, may be used.
Pay particular attention to the operated leg
standing firmly on the floor. If you let the
leg swing freely (...), the gravity will pull it
over the edge of the chair even more. This
will lead to an unintentional hyperextension
of the leg which may cause the artificial
joint to be pulled forward and out of its
socket.
Avoid crossing your legs as well as extreme
inside or outside turns of the hip joint.
Another useful item is an elevated toilet
seat.
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