Patients in the unrestricted group resumed activities significantly faster and were more satisfied with their pace of recovery .
Conclusion : A more liberal lifestyle restrictions and pre caution s protocol will not lead to worse dislocation rates after total hip arthroplasty , but will lead to earlier and better resumption of activities and higher patient satisfaction .
These results appear to hold up for various surgical approaches
Objective : A systematic literature review and meta- analysis on the effectiveness of lifestyle restrictions and pre caution s to prevent dislocation after total hip arthroplasty .
Posterior Approach to Total Hip Replacement Using Enhanced Posterior Soft Tissue Repair
The two senior authors ( PMP , RP ) independently began using an identical enhanced posterior soft tissue repair after total hip replacement  through a posterior approach . In the first author 's experience , a  dislocation rate  of 4 % in 395 patients before using the enhanced closure  was reduced to 0 % in 395 patients in whom the enhanced closure was performed . In the second author 's experience , 160 total hip replacements had a dislocation rate of 6.2 % before the enhanced closure whereas 124 total hip replacements had a dislocation rate of 0.8 % after the enhanced closure . These results are highly statistically significant
Patients in the unrestricted group resumed activities significantly faster and were more satisfied with their pace of recovery .
Conclusion : A more liberal lifestyle restrictions and pre caution s protocol will not lead to worse dislocation rates after total hip arthroplasty , but will lead to earlier and better resumption of activities and higher patient satisfaction .
These results appear to hold up for various surgical approaches
Objective : A systematic literature review and meta- analysis on the effectiveness of lifestyle restrictions and pre caution s to prevent dislocation after total hip arthroplasty .