After Surgery Care for Total Hip Replacement (Direct Anterior Approach)

Preparation of Home Environment

• Choose a chair with a firm back rest
• Avoid low chairs
• Position chair against a wall or at a corner
• Place a chair in the toilet for seated showering
• Consider installation of grab bars and non-slip mats
• Install grab bar(s) at the shower area, as well as next to the toilet seat
• Place non slip mats in the shower and toilet 

Plan ahead

• Prepare and place daily necessities within reach
  
• Place daily necessities needed, such as clothes, within safe reaching distance
  
• Avoid placing items at low (floor) level or overhead
  
• Make prior arrangement for other daily needs post-discharge, such as meal arrangement