Hip precautions after total hip replacement and their discontinuation from practice: patient perceptions and experiences

Abstract

<p class="first" id="d5613373e83">Hip precautions are routinely provided to reduce the risk of dislocation following total hip replacement despite evidence suggesting they provide no additional benefit and may, actually, impede recovery. Our aim was to report the views of patients who had been recruited into a trial comparing outcomes in participants who were prescribed hip precautions with those who were not. </p>