Effectiveness of early mobilization following total Hip Replacement surgery

¹DR ISRAR AHMAD, ²Dr Afifa Munir Ahmad, ³Mansoor Musa, ⁴Syed Danish Mehmood, ⁵Isma Abbas, ⁶Dr. Ghazanfar Ali Shah

¹MULTAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGE,MULTAN

²Pgr Medicine Department, Children Hospital Lahore
³UHS Lahore
⁴Consultant Orthopaedic dept, Islamabad medical complex, Nescom
⁵PIMS Islamabad
⁶Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon SMBBIT Assistant Professor, Dow University of Health Sciences

ABSTRACT:

Background: Total hip replacement surgery is performed to help patients with hip joint diseases who are suffering from pain and poor function. Moving early after your cardiac procedure may help with your recovery, lower the chance of problems and achieve a better outcome.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to check if early mobilization is effective following total hip replacement surgery.

Methods: A prospective observational study was carried out at PIMS Hospital Islamabad between may 2023 and april 2024 Researchers examined a group of patients who underwent total hip replacement surgery and numbered 84. Patients were told to start moving again within 24 to 48 hours following their procedure. The outcomes, duration of hospital stay and rate of developing complications were recorded and studied.

Results: Enhanced scores for mobility and range of motion showed that early mobilization after THR helped people recover faster than those who did not receive such care. Patients stayed in the hospital for less time and deep vein thrombosis and lung infections after surgery happened less frequently.

Conclusion: Overall, early movement after hip surgery helped people get better faster, were discharged sooner and experienced fewer postoperative complications. It is advised to use early mobilization protocols to help patients recover well after THR.

Keywords: Total hip replacement, early mobilization, functional recovery, postoperative complications, orthopedic surgery.