If you can't bend your knees in any of the ways above, try sitting on a blanket or meditation cushion, with your back against a wall, and simply straighten your legs gently out at a wide angle as shown at right, using rolled towels for support beneath your knees.
Hip replacement is currently the most common orthopaedic operation, though patient satisfaction short- and long-term varies widely. The average cost of a total hip replacement in 2012 was $40,364 in the United States, and about $7,700 to $12,000 in most European countries.
The cost of hip replacement in Hyderabad ranges between $8,000 - $9,000. It cost me above 3 lakh rupees and varies with the type of procedure, surgeon, and quality of implant, facility. Following the surgery, additional costs of Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000 may be.