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After Hip Surgery: Getting Into and Out of a Car
After hip surgery, getting into or out of a car can be difficult. To keep your hip safe, follow your “hip precautions” and the tips on this sheet. The steps below help you get into a car. Reverse them to get out of a car.
Before getting into a car
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Have someone move the seat as far back as it will go.
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Recline the back of the seat if possible.
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Place a pillow on the seat to keep your hips above your knees, especially if the seat is low.
1. Sit down
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Stand with your back to the car. Keep your operated leg straight and that foot slightly forward. Feel the car touch the back of your other knee.
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Hold onto the side of the car and the walker or dashboard.
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Lower yourself slowly onto the seat. Watch your head.
2. Bring your legs into the car
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Slide back into the center of the seat.
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Lift your legs one at a time into the car. As you do so, move your body. Do not twist.
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Keep your car seat as high as possible to prevent deep hip flexion as you get in or out of the car.
Online Medical Reviewer:
Rahul Banerjee MD
Online Medical Reviewer:
Raymond Turley Jr PA-C
Online Medical Reviewer:
Stacey Wojcik MBA BSN RN
Date Last Reviewed:
7/1/2023
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