Procedure in Placing Patient a Trochanter Roll

Materials Needed:
• Bath blanket
• Towel

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR RATIONALE

1. Place patient in supine or prone
position.
2. Place folded bath blanket on bed
next to patient.
3. Extend blanket from patient’s waist
to knees.
4. Place blanket edge under leg and
buttocks to anchor
5. Roll bath blanket towards patient by
rolling it under
6. Rotate affected leg to slight internal To prevent external rotation of the head of
hip rotation the femur in the acetabulum.
7. Tighten roll by tucking the roll
under the hip joint.
8. Allow affected leg to rest against This is used most commonly for patient’s
trochanter roll. Hip should be in who have a muscle weakness or paralysis
normal alignment, not internally or of that side of the body.
externally rotated.