HIP

This section will help you feel as comfortable and safe as possible about this operation. It will try to answer the questions you should ask yourself during the operation and afterwards.
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In this section, you will find:

Before hospital admission
Planning the last days before hospital admission:

• list of the various consultations required,
• precautions to be taken,
• purpose of the anaesthesia consultation,
• prescriptions for the necessary equipment.

Coxarthrosis
A quick explanation of:

• your disease: coxarthrosis,
• the prosthetic implant you will receive,
• the surgical procedure.

Risks and complications
A warning about possible risks and complications during and after this operation.
This list is not comprehensive but will help you understand that there is no such thing as zero risk.

Getting ready for surgery
Making the last preparations for the operation: list of the various things to be done and things to obtain before the operation.

Hospital admission
Your hospital stay until discharge.

The first weeks
Precautions to be taken during the first weeks to avoid complications.

Care instructions
Looking after your prosthesis.