Efficiency of the Adjustable Lower Extremity Abduction Apparatus After Total Hip Replacement Surgery

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the adjustable lower extremity abduction apparatus developed after total hip arthroplasty (TKP) surgeries on preventing dislocation and walking.The study is of randomized controlled type. It was held on the inpatient floor of a Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul, between November 2021 and October 16, 2023, with patients undergoing femoral neck fracture surgery. All patients who were admitted to this clinic for surgical intervention constituted the population of the study. In the research, 30 patients between the ages of 50-80 were included in the experimental group in which the "Adjustable lower extremity abduction apparatus" developed within the scope of the thesis was used, and 30 patients in which this apparatus was not used were included in the control group. As data collection tools in the study, "Patient Introduction Form", "Standardized Mini Mental State Test", "Patient Mobility Scale", "Modified Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index", "Apparatus Quality and Comfort Assessment Form" " and "Harris Hip Score Form" were used. Data were evaluated using IBM SPPS 27.0 statistical package program.