What is the Recovery Time With a Hip Replacement?

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What is the recovery time for a total hip replacement?

Hello, I am Dr. Dan Albright with Raleigh Orthopedics. I get that question a lot and it's a good question.

After you have your hip replacement operation, how long will you be out? How long does it take to get back to your life?

Well, the first answer is three months. Three months for the average senior citizen - maybe a little slower if there's a little extra weight. But the first month is the tough month after hip replacement operation. That;'s when you're really slow, you're tired, you're sore - everyone's a little different. I have had some people get back to work to their job within a week or less.

Jumping back to the hospital, you get your hip surgery, you go home the same day or the next day. That's how it usually goes.

And I use the anterior approach which I believe is a quicker, safer way of doing the surgery - less dislocations, I just split the muscles and there's less muscle damage.

There are other ways to do hip surgery which require a little longer to recover from. For instance, the lateral approach I do that with very difficult hip surgeries - a little more muscle damage to do the lateral approach to the hip.

There is also the posterior approach which involves detaching a tendon or two from the bone and then stitching it back.

So the anterior approach you can expect to be back at work, if you're working regularly, back at work may be within a month to a month and a half. Some people need three months to get back to work. The better shape you are in before the surgery, the quicker you bounce back after. So I am always pushing my patients to get into the pool or stationary bike and lose a little weight before surgery - guaranteed you'll get back to your life quicker.

If you have more questions I am happy to talk to you any time. Please call our appointment line. Thank you.
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