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Special Cases and Considerations WELCOME TO THE GWPT HOSPITAL https://pixabay.com/en/patient-care-white-male-3d-model-18747  Goals  Identify key precautions and considerations for common special cases  Consider the patient, task, and enviro...

Special Cases and Considerations WELCOME TO THE GWPT HOSPITAL https://pixabay.com/en/patient-care-white-male-3d-model-18747  Goals  Identify key precautions and considerations for common special cases  Consider the patient, task, and environment and use effective decision making strategies in determining the safest and most efficient treatment to employ  Special Cases  Posterior Approach THA (Total Hip Arthroplasty)  Hemiplegia s/p CVA (cerebral vascular accident)  SCI (Spinal Cord Injury)  PSF (Posterior Spinal Fusion)  Lower extremity amputations TTA and TFA (Transtibial and Transfemoral Amputations) Total Hip Arthroplasty https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hip_prosthesis.svg  PRECAUTIONS! Positioning after a THA  Posterior Approach AVOID:  Hip flexion > 60°to 90°  Hip adduction >0°  Hip internal rotation >0°  I like that wedge !  Positioning What is WRONG with this picture? Alternative Positioning Hip adduction in side lying Abduction wedge  Bed Mobility Supine Sit  No sidelying  Push-up into a reclined long sit position (hip flexion