Mine is through the side. Not Back. It’s in the shape of a Y my incision. Most people have not fractured and dislocated their hip replacements while in the hospital. I am a licensed RN not everyone has the same restrictions but crossing your legs can dislocate their hip replacements hip. My fracture was caused my a nurse putting me on the bedpan wrong. It dislocated new hip fractured my actebulum and pubic ramus. It took over a year and a half to be able to walk again. I had to stay in the pool during that time. My diagnosis was osteoporosis and avascular necrosis ( bone not getting enough blood flow and the bone dies and crumbles.)
I struggle to this day with that hip. My right hip replacement no problems but it occasionally needs to be injected due to my autoimmune disorders I have three.