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This study is been undertaken to assess the effect of educational intervention regarding prevention of complications of immobilization among orthopedic patients. Objective: To assess the knowledge regarding prevention of complications of immobilization among orthopedic patients admitted in selected hospitals. To evaluate the effect of educational intervention regarding prevention of complications of immobilization among orthopedic patients admitted in selected hospitals. To find out the association between association between pretest knowledge scores with the demographic variables. Method: One group pretest post was adopted as study design and involved 60 orthopedic patients. The pretest was conducted followed by educational intervention and after 7 days post test was conducted. Outcomes were stated that knowledge among the orthopedic patients in selected hospitals improved remarkably after educational interventions. Result: Educational interventions were found to be significantly effective in improving the knowledge of the orthopedic patients and there was significant association between knowledge score with the diet. Conclusion: The overall study findings concluded that educational intervention is an effective strategy in improving knowledge regarding prevention of complications of immobilization among orthopedic patients.