Total Joint Replacement — Total Hip Arthroplasty (Posterior Approach)

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (U.S. Army) · LTC John Vonduska (Chief PT); LTC Adam Groth (Chief Orthopedics)

Weight-Bearing

WBAT with walker or crutches

Key Restrictions

No flex >90 deg; no ADD past midline; no IR; all x 6 wks; sleep on back; pillow under ankle NOT under knee; TED hose x 6 wks; hip flex >90 allowed at wk 9

Timeline & Phases

4 phases: Wks 1-6 (protection), Wks 6-9 (normal gait), Wks 9-12 (functional ROM), Months 3-6 (D/C supervised PT, resume recreational activities)

Notes

Military medical center protocol; posterior-specific only; includes illustrated HEP; detailed exercise progression with resistance parameters

Surgeon / Author

LTC John Vonduska (Chief PT); LTC Adam Groth (Chief Orthopedics)

Published

Revised September 2015