Title: Physical Therapist Care of the Patient with a Total Hip Replacement and Dementia

Authors: Andi Beth Mincer, EdD

Affiliations: Georgia Southern University

Primary author contact information: Andi Beth Mincer, EdD, Physical Therapy Program Director and Associate Professor

Resources available with this module: iRAT/tRAT, application exercise, and facilitation notes

Abstract: This module is designed for students in the second or third year of their curriculum, already having knowledge of basic musculoskeletal exam and intervention but needing to integrate this common multi-morbidity into management of post-surgical orthopedic patients. Students should also come to this activity with at least some advance practice in basic clinical reasoning.

Target audience: Physical Therapy students