Shannon Said:

I recently had surgery on my hip from a stress fracture. How long is the average recovery time?

We Answered:

It depends, really. But your screws and plates could eventually come out once your bones had fused together. Stick to your rehab program with the physios. Consuming food with good sources of calcium, will help the bones heal.

Avoid strenous activities as the bones are still weak. These nails sometimes could break, and you would not like that for sure.

I hope my reply helps.

Cheers.

Marcia Said:

How involved is the surgery and recovery for a broken hip?

We Answered:

When I was 50 I fell off a kitchen chair while I was cleaning off the top of the refrigerator.I fell about 4 feet and landed on my right hip.I totally knocked the wind out of me.I ended up going to the ER and having it x-rayed.It showed I broke my hip.They felt I was to young for a new hip and didn't want to give it to me,so they stuck 3 titanium screws in it to hold it in place.Older people have a harder time because their bodies don't repair themselves as they did when they were young.After they repair a hip,the first thing that they do,is make you get out of bed and start you walking on walker.This is so you don't get any blot clots forming.They also put me on a medication called cummindon,it's a blood thinner to prevent clots from forming which can be very dangerous.The side effect of this is that your always cold.In addition they give you a morphine pump.It's painful,I was in the hospital for 5 days.After wards,they had me have a visiting nurse stop by my home weekly,they also had a physical therapist come too,about 3 times a week.They give you exercises that you have to do to make a come back.It wasn't easy,it took me a couple months,at that was at the age of 50,Your grandma has a long road ahead,to be honest,some older people don't really make a come back.They either end up staying on walker or even a wheel chair.When you get older especially in women,your bones get thinner and brittle refered to as osteoporosis.It depends on the break your grandma had,sometimes they repair the ball and socket or sometimes they put in the screws like I have.At any rate,I hope this helps you.

Kirk Said:

Has anyone had hip revision surgery and how long was your recovery?

We Answered:

I had an uncle go through two of them, one for each hip. They were awful, taking the wrong size and having them turn after being in him for a while. He spent most of a year trying to get over one of them because of the goof ups. I hope you have better luck.

Shelly Said:

What recovery time from hip surgery can I expect?

We Answered:

You may be interested in joining the yahoo support group for FAI, located at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Femoroacet…

There are different surgeries, depending on the issues you have. Sometimes, things can be done arthroscopically. Sometimes, a surgical dislocation is needed. Other times, a periacetabular osteotomy may be needed. It is very dependent on your specific diagnoses and the training/experience of your particular orthopedic surgeon (OS).

Feel free to also visit my patient blog for more information on FAI, DDH, and related issues (including links to a pluthera of information) at http://congenitallychallenged.wordpress.…

Good Luck.
SHC