Cannot Lift Leg After Hip Replacement
He has feeling down the leg to the ankle and then the foot.
Cannot lift leg after hip replacement. The hip is fine but it seems that the area between the hip and the knee - particualry on the front part of my leg gets so painfull i literally cant walk. One of the potential causes of thigh pain immediately after hip replacement is an infection in the new hip. Im wanting some feedback on high thigh pain after a hip replacement.
I went to rehab for 10 days after 5 days in the hospital. I had a total hip replacement on 113009. Tears to the MCL partial tear of vastus lateralis and rectusfemoris with no full thickness quadriceps tendon tear Beside not being able to lift my leg there is quite a bit of pain above below and to the left of the knee cap right leg.
Pinched nerves in your spine or nerve damage as a result of diabetes can also make it difficult for you to lift your foot and your leg. Your hip flexors then have less work to do and the reduced muscle force should ease the pain enough for you to raise your bent leg. Muscle and nerve disorders.
Your therapist will instruct you on how to safely get dressed. The pain is excruciating and it feels like a muscle is taring out of my groin and goes down the upper leg. Dont count on being able to do a supine straight-leg raise soon after THR.
Keeping your wound clean is the best way to prevent this issue from arising in the first place. For this you can also use an abduction pillow which acts as a special wedge and help you to keep your legs separated. What these have in common is.
After my hip replacement i could not lift my leg climbing stairs getting into car putting on slacks or any movement lifting my leg. Do not rotate your hip inwards. It may take weeks even months.
