In transferring a patient with a recent total hip replacement from a chair to a bed,which motions should be avoided?
A) Adduction of the replaced hip beyond midline
B) Excessive internal or external rotation
C) Hip flexion beyond 60-90 degrees
D) All of the above

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A patient with a recent total hip replacement must not pivot on that extremity when standing,flex the surgical hip or the trunk past 60-90 degrees,or adduct the hip past neutral at any time during the transfer in order to protect the integrity of the surgery.

In Transferring a Patient with a Recent Total Hip Replacement