Orif Hip Surgery Precautions

3 years post op orif hip fx.

Orif hip surgery precautions.

Hip orif is usually an emergency surgery performed as soon as possible after the fracture. A direct blow to your hip may break the part of the femur associated with your hip joint. What would cause upper inner thigh swelling. W persistent pain and.

Orif is surgery to put the broken parts your femur bone back together using special metal hardware. Orif hip surgery repairs the break in the top part of your femur the ball that fits into the hip socket. Without the surgery your broken femur may not heal properly. Orif can place your bones back into their proper configuration.

Most people with a fractured femur need some sort of surgery usually orif. The hip joint is a ball and socket joint. Your caregiver will make an incision cut on your hip to let him see the damaged bone. The surgery is used to fix fractures in the arms and legs including bones in the shoulder elbow wrist hip knee and ankle.

The socket is the acetabulum in the pelvis and the ball is the upper knob on the thigh bone or femur. The procedure stabilizes the broken bone and allows it to heal. He will straighten your femur and put the broken pieces of bone close together. I am 3 yrs post hip orif still in pain walking with 2 canes.

Answered by dr.