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Since hip replacements make one leg shorter , how do you prevent walking from left to right?

My poor husband fell in the hospital and broke his femur. He had a hip replacement the following day. Now the leg has been weakened for months, he can’t stand up very long and walks leaning left to right. I heard one leg should now be shorter than the other so I checked and it’s true.
Does anyone know what can be done? He walks on the new treadmill we have but only for five minutes. He has several illnesses and somehow seems content with a life of tv and naps. We both know he’ll never be back to normal. He can’t even climb stairs now.

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