Patients who were just operated on for artificial carpal bone replacement or total artificial hip joint replacement are at high risk of luxation. They are recommended to use pillow-like cushions for propping up their hips or legs for a couple of weeks postoperatively. Even after the removal of the props, there remains a chance of dislocation. Some patients, lying upon their back and spreading their legs apart day and night, complain of pain. With a view to allaying the patients' pain, we attempted to develop a cushion such that patients could toss and turn in bed easily. A questionnaire survey was carried out on all the nurses who had learnt a lot from experience in using pillows commercially available. Based on the findings of the survey, we trial manufactured cushions and used them in one capitate bone replacement patient and three hip joint replacement patients. The cushions were well received by the patients and rated high by a orthopedic surgeon who checked X-rays of the patients.
Prevention ; Dislocation, complete, NOS ; Skeletal bone ; Replacement of joint, NOS ; Surveys