After Hip Surgery: Getting Dressed

Caution

Be careful not to bend forward or lift your knee above your hip.

Putting on socks

Sit on a chair or on the side of the bed.

• Pull the sock onto the sock aid as you have been shown.

• Hold the sock in front of the foot on your operated side. Slip your foot into the sock. Pull the sock aid out of the sock.

• Put the other sock on with the sock aid, or bring your foot toward you and slip the sock on with your hands.

Putting on pants

• Sit on a chair or the side of the bed.

• Using a reacher, catch the waist of the underwear or pants with the grasper.

• Slip the pants onto your operated leg first. Then slip your other leg into the pants.

• Use the reacher to pull the pants over your feet and above your knee. Pull them to where you can reach them with your hands.

• Hold the pants with one hand. Push up from the chair to stand. Steady yourself with your walker.

• With your hands, pull the pants the rest of the way up.

Putting on shoes

• Wear slip-on shoes or use elastic or Velcro shoelaces so you don’t have to bend.

• Sit on a chair. Put your foot into the shoe. Use a reacher or long-handled shoehorn to pull the shoe on.