Total Hip Replacement surgery

The total hip surgery typically takes about 45 to 60 minutes. It can be done under a spinal or general anesthetic. You can discuss the pros and cons of either method of anaesthesia with the anesthetist.

Typical patient will stay between 2 to 3 days in the hospital. On a rare occasion a patient may recover slower and may require additional inpatient rehabilitation. This will be decided on an individual basis after the surgery.

You will be allowed to walk the day after surgery and you will use a walker to take some of the load off the operated hip.

The total rehabilitation time is approximately 3 to 4 months. During that time, there will be certain things that you should and shouldn’t do. They will be discussed with you at the appropriate times. On average people can expect to return to driving about 6 weeks post op and to sedentary occupations around the 3rd month.