The patient had a total hip replacement several years ago. You are going to assess the range of motion of both hips. The range of motion movements for the hip joint include:

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The hip joint allows for adduction (movement towards the midline of the body), abduction (movement away from the midline), flexion (bending the joint), and internal rotation (rotation towards the center of the body). Supination, dorsiflexion, pronation, inversion, and eversion are movements associated with other joints, such as the ankle and wrist, not the hip.

The Patient Had a Total Hip Replacement Several Years Ago