Hip Arthroscopy Post Op Brace
The goal is to restore the normal ball on socket function so that the hip can move through the full range of motion without impingement.
Hip arthroscopy post op brace. Sleep in the brace. Rehabilitation guidelines for hip arthroscopy procedures 3 to reshape the femoral head neck offset. The brace is meant to hold the thigh bone femur into the hip socket and prevent extra movement. Marc philippon md director of sports medicine hip disorders at the university of pittsburgh.
This is called a proximal femoral osteoplasty. Hip arthroscopy can also be used to. Your stitches will be removed at your first post op visit. Mike going into any hip surgery strong will definitely help post operative outcomes but with a hip arthroscopy the protective phase of the protocol lasts a minimum of 3 weeks sometimes 6 8 if a microfracture is performed.
I was 4 weeks post op and started physical therapy and everything was going well then all of a sudden after two weeks of pt i started experiencing horrible pain on the side of my leg. Hip arthroscopy post operative instructions prescription medications. During the protective phase a patient is in a brace with crutches and limited foot flat weightbearing. Marc philippon md director of sports medicine hip disorders at the university of pittsburgh.
The philippon post op hip brace was developed in collaboration between medical product manufacturer beldsoe and dr. You may shower at this point without waterproof bandages over the incision. This heavy duty brace is perfect for post surgery recovery as it. Abduction is the medical term for the movement of a body part away from the body.
I had labral hip tear surgery on 03 08 19 and the surgery went well however the recovery has been long and painful. The brace limits hip flexion extension as well as abduction and adduction in 15 increments from 30 to 105. I couldn t hardly walk for two weeks. Perform 30 reps of this motion supine abduction abduct the hip maintaining the hip in neutral rotation and perform 30 reps of this motion.
11 hip brace post op braces bledsoe philippon post op hip brace. The breg t scope post op hip brace delivers a patient centric design to provide unprecedented comfort simplicity and support during post operative hip rehabilitation. You may provide a caudal glide to avoid pinch at 3 wks post op. Supine hip flexion slowly flex the hip with the knee bent avoiding any pinch in the anterior hip.
This brace prevents the leg from excessive movements away from the body. Developed in conjunction with industry leading physicians specializing in injuries instabilities and arthroscopic surgery of the hip the t scope post op hip brace incorporates breg s premium and time tested technologies. Hip abduction braces may be used for dislocations or after a hip surgery. The brace can also lock in any position from 30 to 60.