When Can I Bend Down After A Hip Replacement

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When Can I Bend Down After A Hip Replacement ?

by Gareth Williams

Before you have your hip replacement, you, like my mom, will be told a whole slew of things that you are not allowed to do, if it is either a posterior, or a lateral hip replacement, and not many things if it is an anterior hip replacement. It all gets rather overwhelming, but not if you are aware of what you should be doing to arrive at the best outcome. So, I am going to try to make it all a bit clearer for you.

If you have had a posterior, or a lateral hip replacement, you are not to bend down, or forwards when seated, or standing, for up to 6 to 12 weeks post surgery.

For an anterior hip replacement the precautions are different, and typically you are not advised to avoid bending or reaching forwards.

You will have a range of precautions to observe after your hip surgery, and as I have said, these precautions will, for posterior and lateral hip replacements, from those for anterior hip replacements.

Patients with anterior hip replacements have far fewer precautions to follow, for reasons we will come to, than patients with the posterior and lateral hip replacements.

Typically, at 6 weeks post surgery, for all types of hip replacements, you will have an assessment with your surgeon, and he will tell you which precautions you still have to adhere to.

Depending on your age, general physical health, strength, your recovery progress, and how successful the surgeon was, the time when you can stop taking all the different precautions will differ.

CONTENTS - Overview & Quick Links

Can you bend at the waist after a hip replacement ?

How do you bend over after a hip replacement ?

posterior and Lateral hip replacements
anterior hip replacements

What happens if you bend past 90 degrees after a hip replacement ?

Why can’t you bend over after a hip replacement ?

Positions to avoid after a posterior or lateral hip replacement

the 90 degree rule
don’t sit with legs crossed
sleeping positions
standing positions

Positions to avoid after an anterior hip replacement

When can I sit in a normal chair after a hip replacement ?

How long after a hip replacement can I tie my shoes ?

Helpful items for after a hip replacement

general aids
walking aids
toileting aids
dressing aids
bathing aids

Can you bend at the waist after a hip replacement ?

After a posterior or lateral hip replacement you will not be allowed to bend at the waist, when either sitting or standing, for up to 6 to 12 weeks.

This precaution is taken because it puts a great deal of stress on your new hip replacement when you adopt such a position.

After an anterior hip replacement you are allowed to bend at the waist, but do not force it if it is painful.

How do you bend over after a hip replacement ?

For Posterior and lateral Hip replacements

If you are sitting, or standing, and you wish to bend over, you can’t do this for up to 6 – 12 weeks, and your surgeon will tell you when you can.

You must not lean forward, or bend down to your feet when you are seated, or standing.

Your hip is already in flexion when you are seated, and will hopefully, if you are following the guidelines, be at around a 90-degree angle, or less. So, should you lean forwards, you will be bringing your upper body far too close to your knees, and putting way too much stress on your hip replacement.

If you are wondering how you will sit and dress yourself, there are quite a number of different dressing aids to help you to do this without bending forwards or leaning down, and I will be giving you a quick run through those a little further down the page.

If you need to pick something up when you are standing, it is again advised not to bend over for up to 6 to 12 weeks, and instead to use a reacher, or a grabber, to pick things up, until your surgeon has advised you otherwise.

For anterior hip replacements

There are no precautions for bending forward after an anterior hip replacement, so none of the above precautions apply.

What happens if you bend past 90 degrees after a hip replacement ?

Bending past 90 degrees after a posterior, or lateral hip replacement, puts you at risk of a dislocation of your new hip replacement.

If you dislocate the replacement, you will have to go to the emergency room, where the surgeon will have to put the joint back in place.

With an anterior hip replacement you do not have to worry about dislocating your hip replacement from bending forwards.

Why can’t you bend over after a hip replacement ?

The reason you cannot bend over after a posterior, or a lateral, hip replacement surgery, is that the muscles surrounding the hip, will be weakened with very little tone for some time, which can cause some instability in the joint, and it can lead to a minor risk of dislocations of the hip joint, for a number of weeks following the procedure.

Sitting down, standing up, and bending forwards in particular, can put more stress on the hip and lead to a dislocation.

To avoid this, one of the measures taken is to avoid bending over or reaching down for a period of time, while the muscles and the posterior capsule can heal and re-form.

Positions to avoid after a posterior, or a lateral hip replacement

Let’s take a look at this 90 degree rule that I keep referring to.

When lying down, standing, sitting, sitting down and standing up, after a “posterior” or “lateral” hip replacement, there are a number of precautions which need to be taken, with the angle of your hip replacement.

The 90 Degree Rule

Illustration 1/

Illustration 1/, above, demonstrates the 90 degree rule for the sitting position.

This is the closest the knee, of the leg with the hip replacement, should come to your chest when you are sitting.

And your bottom should not be lower than your knees when you are seated – it can be higher than the knees, but never lower.

In the above seated position, you should –

neither lean your torso forwards to the knees
nor lift the knees upwards

Your hip should not be at a greater angle than 90 degrees during the first 6 to 12 weeks after you had your hip replacement – your surgeon will tell you when, everyone is different, and so is their recovery.

– if this angle business is a little confusing, imagine that when a person is standing their hip is at 0 degrees to the torso, so when the leg lifts upwards, the amount of degrees builds up, until you get to where the leg and hip are at a right angle to the body (90 degrees), this is the maximum you are supposed to bend your hip during the precaution period post surgery

By the way, the forward movement from the hip upwards is called flexion, and movement of the leg backwards at the hip is referred to as extension.

This is what is known as The 90 Degree Rule.

The period that you will be taking precautions will give the hip muscles and ligaments time for the healing, and while you’re having physical therapy, time to build those muscles back up.

Illustration 2/

Illustration 2/, above, shows how you are not to lean forwards when seated, as this will exert pressure on the new hip replacement – try to remember that some of the biggest muscles in the buttocks have been cut, and the hip could move backwards if you do this before it has had time to heal.

Illustration 3/

Illustration 3, above, is a really poor way of sitting after a posterior or lateral hip replacement, as the bottom is lower than the knees, and the character is leaning forwards.

This image is to demonstrate several important points –

1) firstly, there is the poor position of the knees on a low seat, in relation to the torso –

2) the bottom, is positioned at a lower level than the knees which is already exerting too much pressure on the hip, but it will also then cause a problem for standing up

3) as this character tries to stand up, they will not be able to do so, without leaning forwards to gain momentum to lift themselves upwards.

As they stand, this leaning forwards will even further reduce the distance between the knees/thighs and the torso, exerting a lot more pressure still, on the hip replacement, increasing the angle of the hip, and greatly increasing the chance of a dislocation of the hip.

This is why after a posterior or lateral hip replacement you are told not to sit on a seat which has your bottom closer to the floor than your knees.

Illustration 4

In Illustration 4/, above, the seat level, and so the hip, is slightly higher than the knee, which is very good, but it is spoiled by the character is leaning forwards.

The torso, in this situation, should be behind the 90 degree line if you are sitting upright, and ideally the vertical should be at about 110 degrees to the thighs and knees.

Illustration 5

Armrests

Armrests are recommended for the chairs you sit as they will help you to sit down and to stand up correctly, and to maintain good posture, as you do so without leaning forwards and breaking the 90 degree rule.

In Illustration 5/, above, you can see how the character is using the armrests of a chair to push up vertically to stand, stopping him from leaning forwards for momentum – his arms give him the thrust to rise.

Another little trick is to tuck your good leg slightly more under your body before you stand, and this will give you more power for standing up – your injured leg will be extended out in front, as you stand.

Without armrests, you have no choice but to lean forwards to build the momentum (even if you push up from the seat with one hand), again getting into a risky position, and exerting extra pressure on the new hip replacement.

If you want to know how to sit down, or stand up, after a posterior or lateral hip replacement, using a walker, I have an illustrated article “How To Sit On A Toilet After Hip Surgery: A Detailed Illustrated Guide”.

Again, I would like to point out that the article above is not for patients who have had an anterior hip replacement, as they will not have to follow any of these precautions.

Illlustration 6/

Illustration 7/

Illustration 8/

Don’t sit with your legs crossed after surgery

Illustrations 6-8 show a few more positions to avoid with your legs crossed.

While your muscles around the joint are still healing from the surgery, patients will be advised to keep their legs straight, not to cross them, and not to turn them inwards in any way.

This will typically be for the first 12 weeks.

Sleeping positions

There are a few precautions for sleeping –

do not sleep on your stomach, as this will force your feet to point in or out, which twists your leg and hip, which can cause complications with the healing process
the best position for sleeping is on your back
if you are sleeping on your back, do not put pillows under your knees
if you sleep on your back, have a pillow between your legs to stop you from twisting them, and don’t let your toes point inwards or outwards, but rather, straight up
if you sleep on your side, you must not sleep on the hip replacement
if you are sleeping on your side, you need to put a couple of pillows between your legs to keep your hip at a neutral angle
if you are sleeping on your side, do not bend your knees beyond the 90 degree point for hip
definitely don’t cross your legs when lying down or sleeping
when you are lying down, do not reach forwards to pull up covers, use a reacher

Standing positions

There are only a few precautions for when you are standing and walking –

do not bend down to pick things up – use a reacher
stand with your toes pointing ahead of you or very slightly to the outside, but not inwards – this is to avoid twisting the hip
do not pivot on your foot as it will twist your hip – if you wish to turn you do so with small steps
do not twist your upper body when you are standing, always make small steps to turn where you wish to look

Positions to avoid after an anterior hip replacement

After an anterior hip replacement, you will be told to take a few precautions for up to 6 – 12 weeks, and your surgeon will let you know when you are okay.

During the surgery, something called the “anterior capsule” has to be cut through to be able to place the implants in. This contains soft tissue ligaments, and it will take 4 months for the capsule to “re-form”, so you will be told to avoid –

although there is no 90 degree rule, some surgeons say not flex the hip beyond 120 degree for the first 6 weeks
do not try to do sit-ups
twisting the leg and foot to the outside – don’t point your toes to the outside and don’t allow the leg to rotate outwards
do not pivot on your leg – turn in a series of smaller steps
hip hyperextension – do not step backwards on your surgical leg – don’t extend your leg behind you, do not bend backwards (this means do not push your leg any further backwards than it goes when you are walking normally)
do not push your hips forwards or bridge
the best position to sleep is on your back, with a pillow between your legs to stop the hip from twisting
do not put a pillow under your knees if you are sleeping on your back, as this will put pressure on your hips, and can lead to complications
do not twist your knee outward in any sleeping position
don’t cross your legs when lying down – put pillow when rolling onto your side
if you don’t like to sleep on your back, sleep on the side without the surgery with pillows between your legs to align the hips
do not lie, or sleep, on your stomach
do not sleep in a recliner – the hip will become stiff and harder to straighten out

Activities which push the knee towards the head – this is hip flexion – are not a problem, as the “posterior capsule and muscles are intact”, and this is why you can reach forwards, and pick things up without any worry.

When can I sit in a normal chair after a hip replacement ?

I am not sure if you will want to sit down after reading all of this, unless you had an anterior hip replacement, as once again this does not apply to you, except to say don’t sit in really low chairs as they can cause you to strain yourself a little just after surgery !

If you had a posterior, or lateral hip replacement though, you cannot sit in a “normal” chair for up to 6 to 8 weeks, and to wait until your surgeon tells you it’s okay, which may be at your post operation assessment which should be 6 weeks after surgery.

It is also a good idea, even once you have the okay to sit in a normal chair, to use one with armrests until 3 months after your surgery, as this will help you to use your arms to push, and thus maintain the correct posture when standing, and so place less stress on the joint.

Until you are told it is okay, you need to sit in a chair with a straight back, with armrests, a solid seat, and a seat level which means that your hip is either level with your knees or slightly higher, but not below.

During the initial period post surgery, during which you are observing all the precautions, it is best to avoid rocking chairs, low stools, chairs on wheels, recliners, sofas and all chairs lower than the height of your knee from the floor, and without armrests.

How long after a hip replacement can I tie my shoes ?

Having read the first part of the article about bending or reaching down, you may have deduced that it will be awhile before you can tie your shoe laces the normal way, if you did not have an anterior hip replacement.

If you have had a posterior, or lateral hip replacement, you will have to wait up to 6 to 8 weeks, before you can tie your shoe laces the normal way, and again your surgeon will let you know when.

You do have two choices, and you can have tied shoe laces –

Elastic shoe laces – you can replace your normal shoe laces with elastic shoe laces before your surgery, and then tie them, and leave them so. You will then put your shoes on –

using the reacher to place the shoe in position
enter your toes into the shoe
place the long-handled shoe horn behind your heel in the shoe
slide your foot on into the shoe

The shoe laces will stretch enough to let you slide your foot into the shoe, and then will hold it on as normal.

You may want to run a few tests before you have your hip replacement to get used to the technique, and also to see how tightly you need to do the laces up.

Slip-on shoes – You will –

position the shoe with the reacher
hold the shoe in place with the reacher while you get your toes in the shoe
take the log-handled shoe horn and place it behind your heel in the shoe
slide your foot on into the shoe

And remember to stay sitting upright and not to bend forwards and break the 90 degree rule !!

If you have had an anterior hip replacement, you can put shoes on however you want to.

I hope all of these precautions are not depressing you too much, and I want now to introduce you to a bunch of assistive devices which are relatively inexpensive, and which will make all your “daily living activities” a whole lot simpler !

Helpful items for after a hip replacement

Your life can be made considerably easier after a hip replacement by some very inexpensive assistive aids, and three slightly more expensive ones – and again this mainly applies to individuals who have had a posterior, or a lateral hip replacement.

The devices are mostly to help you stop bending forwards, or reaching too far.

General –

– Reacher/ grabber – a basic lightweight, long handled, reaching aid which will allow you to pick up items without reaching down and bending.

– a leg lifter – this a type of strap with a semi-rigid section in the middle, is used to lift your leg when you are getting on an off a bed, or over the edge of the bathtub, if you are bathing using a bath transfer bench, or bath board.

It really is a fabulously simple device for getting your operated hip leg on, and off, the bed without too much pain, and it stops the user from bending their leg while doing so.

A little tip here – if you have someone helping you to get on and off the bed, you can also use a towel. Your carer can, once you are properly seated on the bed, put the towel around both your legs, and lift and slowly swing your legs up onto the bed, and of course taking care not to break the 90 degree rule. I was taught this by a nurse of many years experience, who was helping me, with my mom’s care right after her hip replacement.

Walking Aids –

– A walker – immediately after surgery you will be using walker with walking to help to maintain your balance, and to keep your weight off your new hip.

You will also need a walker for a number of weeks to help you with sitting down, and standing up, and especially when using the toilet.

– Canes or crutches – after the walker you will progress to walking with several crutches or canes, then one cane (in some cases hospitals prefer crutches, but eventually you will use a cane for a period of time).

Toileting Aids –

– A raised toilet seat – to elevate your toilet seat to the correct height.

– A bedside commode – this can be used as a raised toilet seat or as a toilet in a bedroom, which is especially handy for when you first come home from the hospital, and even more so at night.

– Toilet wands – allow you to clean yourself after going to the toilet to avoid bending or over reaching.

– Handheld bidets – these are a great way of cleaning yourself after going to the toilet – a lot easier than using a toilet wand.

Dressing Aids –

The following aids make dressing much more comfortable, without bending over or reaching down, and injuring your new hip.

– Elastic shoe laces – as I described above

– Slip on Shoes – (not a device, but they make life easier)

– Long handled shoe horn – this is a long shoe horn to facilitate putting your shoes, again as I described above

– Sock Aid – a device over which you slide your sock, place on the floor with a reacher, and into which you then put your foot – avoids you bending.

– Dressing stick – a long-handled stick with a hook on the end, designed to help you put your cloths on without twisting or bending in ways you should not.

Bathing aids

– Shower walker – if you wish to stand in the shower, and you are worried about slipping, you can get waterproof walkers specifically for this purpose.

– Bath transfer bench or Bath board – allows you to sit over your bathtub and wash.

– Shower chair or bench– makes showering safer.

– Long handled sponge – a long plastic handle with a sponge on the end to help you wash without bending or twisting.

– Hand-held shower head – this is very important – you won’t have to move around to get wet, or to rinse yourself, all with the aim of avoiding any twisting or bending.

– Non-slip rubber mat – wherever you are standing in water, you should have a non-slip mat – the shower for instance.

– Grab bars – on the walls of the shower and above the bathtub to provide support and avoid falls – I prefer the type which have a rough engraved grip, as your hands don’t slip when they are wet.

We have had three types of grab bars in our bathroom shower which are supposed to hold on to the wall by suction, and they all just fell off the wall by themselves, so I wouldn’t bother with buying those, I would only use the grab bars which you have to screw on to the wall – it isn’t that hard to do, I have put these up, and you can do it without breaking your tiles easily enough.

– Toilet safety frame – toilet safety frames can come without legs and attach to the toilet, and other models stand over the toilet on four legs. They are basically big armrests which help with sitting and standing up.

Sources for this article –

https://www.edwinsu.com/anterior-hip-replacement-post-op-instructions.html

https://www.newyorkhipknee.com/faqs/total-hip-replacement-faqs/

https://www.stefankreuzermd.com/anterior-hip-replacement.html

https://www.orthonewengland.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/156/2018/02/KENNON-DISCHARGE-INSTRUCTIONS-HIP-2016.pdf

https://www.nwh.org/classes-and-resources/patient-guides-and-forms/joint-replacement-surgery-patient-guide/joint-replacement-faqs

https://www.ozorthopaedics.com.au/blog/how-long-after-a-hip-replacement-can-i-tie-my-shoe-laces-23710.html

https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/recovery/activities-after-hip-replacement/

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/17102-hip-replacement

https://scottsdalejointcenter.com/patient-education/anterior-total-hip-replacement-precautions/

https://www.arthritis-health.com/surgery/hip-surgery/anterior-hip-replacement-dos-and-donts

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https://www.sehat.com/sleeping-positions-after-anterior-hip-replacement

https://www.henrymayo.com/documents/CP-Anterior-Hip-Complete.pdf

I’m Gareth, the author and owner of Looking After Mom and Dad.com

I have been a caregiver for over 10 yrs and share all my tips here.

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Number of Vendors seeking consent: Measure advertising performance 7 7 Information regarding which advertising is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine how well an advert has worked for you or other users and whether the goals of the advertising were reached. For instance, whether you saw an ad, whether you clicked on it, whether it led you to buy a product or visit a website, etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of advertising campaigns. Illustrations

You have clicked on an advertisement about a “black Friday” discount by an online shop on the website of a publisher and purchased a product. Your click will be linked to this purchase. Your interaction and that of other users will be measured to know how many clicks on the ad led to a purchase.
You are one of very few to have clicked on an advertisement about an “international appreciation day” discount by an online gift shop within the app of a publisher. The publisher wants to have reports to understand how often a specific ad placement within the app, and notably the “international appreciation day” ad, has been viewed or clicked by you and other users, in order to help the publisher and its partners (such as agencies) optimise ad placements.

Number of Vendors seeking consent or relying on legitimate interest: Measure content performance 8 8 Information regarding which content is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine whether the (non-advertising) content e.g. reached its intended audience and matched your interests. For instance, whether you read an article, watch a video, listen to a podcast or look at a product description, how long you spent on this service and the web pages you visit etc. This is very helpful to understand the relevance of (non-advertising) content that is shown to you. Illustrations

You have read a blog post about hiking on a mobile app of a publisher and followed a link to a recommended and related post. Your interactions will be recorded as showing that the initial hiking post was useful to you and that it was successful in interesting you in the related post. This will be measured to know whether to produce more posts on hiking in the future and where to place them on the home screen of the mobile app.
You were presented a video on fashion trends, but you and several other users stopped watching after 30 seconds. This information is then used to evaluate the right length of future videos on fashion trends.

Number of Vendors seeking consent or relying on legitimate interest: Understand audiences through statistics or combinations of data from different sources 9 9 Reports can be generated based on the combination of data sets (like user profiles, statistics, market research, analytics data) regarding your interactions and those of other users with advertising or (non-advertising) content to identify common characteristics (for instance, to determine which target audiences are more receptive to an ad campaign or to certain contents). Illustrations

The owner of an online bookstore wants commercial reporting showing the proportion of visitors who consulted and left its site without buying, or consulted and bought the last celebrity autobiography of the month, as well as the average age and the male/female distribution of each category. Data relating to your navigation on its site and to your personal characteristics is then used and combined with other such data to produce these statistics.
An advertiser wants to better understand the type of audience interacting with its adverts. It calls upon a research institute to compare the characteristics of users who interacted with the ad with typical attributes of users of similar platforms, across different devices. This comparison reveals to the advertiser that its ad audience is mainly accessing the adverts through mobile devices and is likely in the 45-60 age range.

Number of Vendors seeking consent or relying on legitimate interest: Develop and improve services 10 10 Information about your activity on this service, such as your interaction with ads or content, can be very helpful to improve products and services and to build new products and services based on user interactions, the type of audience, etc. This specific purpose does not include the development or improvement of user profiles and identifiers. Illustrations

A technology platform working with a social media provider notices a growth in mobile app users, and sees based on their profiles that many of them are connecting through mobile connections. It uses a new technology to deliver ads that are formatted for mobile devices and that are low-bandwidth, to improve their performance.
An advertiser is looking for a way to display ads on a new type of consumer device. It collects information regarding the way users interact with this new kind of device to determine whether it can build a new mechanism for displaying advertising on this type of device.

Number of Vendors seeking consent or relying on legitimate interest: Use limited data to select content 11 11 Content presented to you on this service can be based on limited data, such as the website or app you are using, your non-precise location, your device type, or which content you are (or have been) interacting with (for example, to limit the number of times a video or an article is presented to you). Illustrations

A travel magazine has published an article on its website about the new online courses proposed by a language school, to improve travelling experiences abroad. The school’s blog posts are inserted directly at the bottom of the page, and selected on the basis of your non-precise location (for instance, blog posts explaining the course curriculum for different languages than the language of the country you are situated in).
A sports news mobile app has started a new section of articles covering the most recent football games. Each article includes videos hosted by a separate streaming platform showcasing the highlights of each match. If you fast-forward a video, this information may be used to select a shorter video to play next.

Number of Vendors seeking consent or relying on legitimate interest: Special purposes Ensure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix errors Your data can be used to monitor for and prevent unusual and possibly fraudulent activity (for example, regarding advertising, ad clicks by bots), and ensure systems and processes work properly and securely. It can also be used to correct any problems you, the publisher or the advertiser may encounter in the delivery of content and ads and in your interaction with them. Illustrations

An advertising intermediary delivers ads from various advertisers to its network of partnering websites. It notices a large increase in clicks on ads relating to one advertiser, and uses data regarding the source of the clicks to determine that 80% of the clicks come from bots rather than humans.

Number of Vendors seeking consent: Deliver and present advertising and content Certain information (like an IP address or device capabilities) is used to ensure the technical compatibility of the content or advertising, and to facilitate the transmission of the content or ad to your device. Illustrations

Clicking on a link in an article might normally send you to another page or part of the article. To achieve this, 1°) your browser sends a request to a server linked to the website, 2°) the server answers back (“here is the article you asked for”), using technical information automatically included in the request sent by your device, to properly display the information / images that are part of the article you asked for. Technically, such exchange of information is necessary to deliver the content that appears on your screen.

Number of Vendors seeking consent: Save and communicate privacy choices The choices you make regarding the purposes and entities listed in this notice are saved and made available to those entities in the form of digital signals (such as a string of characters). This is necessary in order to enable both this service and those entities to respect such choices. Illustrations

When you visit a website and are offered a choice between consenting to the use of profiles for personalised advertising or not consenting, the choice you make is saved and made available to advertising providers, so that advertising presented to you respects that choice.

Number of Vendors seeking consent: Features Match and combine data from other data sources Information about your activity on this service may be matched and combined with other information relating to you and originating from various sources (for instance your activity on a separate online service, your use of a loyalty card in-store, or your answers to a survey), in support of the purposes explained in this notice. Number of Vendors seeking consent: Link different devices In support of the purposes explained in this notice, your device might be considered as likely linked to other devices that belong to you or your household (for instance because you are logged in to the same service on both your phone and your computer, or because you may use the same Internet connection on both devices). Number of Vendors seeking consent: Identify devices based on information transmitted automatically Your device might be distinguished from other devices based on information it automatically sends when accessing the Internet (for instance, the IP address of your Internet connection or the type of browser you are using) in support of the purposes exposed in this notice. Number of Vendors seeking consent: Special Features specialfeature Use precise geolocation data 1 With your acceptance, your precise location (within a radius of less than 500 metres) may be used in support of the purposes explained in this notice. Number of Vendors seeking consent: Actively scan device characteristics for identification 2 With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed fonts or plugins, the resolution of your screen) in support of the purposes explained in this notice. Number of Vendors seeking consent: Third Party Vendors vendors REJECT Save My Preferences ACCEPT ALL Powered by GDPR Cookie Compliance

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