Had mine done a decade ago at the age of 63 (damaged a hip surfing in HI when much younger, finally caught up with me). Of all my repairs it was the easiest and quickest to recover from.I have an upcoming hip replacement at the end of the month. For those who have had one in the past, how long did you have to wait until you were able to fish again? (walk & wade, float tube) Also, any tips, tricks, gotchas post surgery? (It's also my first surgery)
Thanks!
This is just me, and I was pretty much done with skiing anyway but since a titanium prosthesis is a lot harder than bone I have either been very careful or limited activities where a bad fall could produce a compound fracture of the upper femur or hip joint. My cousin who was a ski designer was back to skiing one year after his anterior surgery with Dr Downer.I can most easily spend hobbling... probably late winter/early spring (after the ski season; before fishing, wing foiling
correct - anterior avoids dislocation, less damage, faster recoveries.My understanding is the older technique they dislocate the joint to do the procedure
The newer anterior technique avoids this
I believe recovery from the dislocation was the hard part
Hip recovery wasn’t bad
Knee replacement on the other hand is proving to be way more difficult
Good luck
An hour is about right for an oil change at one of them speedy change places.Thank you everybody for your great comments, feedback, and advice!
They're doing the anterior technique, and said I will be going home that night. What amazes me it that the surgery itself takes around an hour.
If its jiffy lube the bill is similar too.An hour is about right for an oil change at one of them speedy change places.