1. Health  Discuss in my forum  What are my restrictions after
hip replacement?   Updated June 26, 2013  hip precautions
activity replacement  Hip precaustions prevent you from getting
your hip replacement in a bad position.  Image © Medical
Multimedia Group Question: What are my restrictions after hip
replacement? Hip replacement surgery is a treatment for severe
arthritis of the hip joint. Patients who commit to hip
replacement surgery must understand that there are some changes
they will have to adapt to for the rest of their life. The
trade-off for the patients is that they will likely have a
significant decrease in hip pain and disability. Answer: After
hip replacement surgery, patients must restrict certain
activities to prevent problems with the hip replacement implant.
The concern is that hip replacement implants are not as stable
as a normal hip joint. This means that it is possible for the
ball of the ball-and-socket hip replacement to dislocate.  In
order to prevent the chance of a hip replacement