Hip Replacement

If the patient experiences unbearable pain radiating to the groin area and leg when standing up, climbing stairs, or walking, if painkillers do not work, and if shortening/limping has started in the leg, hip replacement surgery is inevitable.

On the contrary! In modern orthopedics, the goal is to get the patient moving immediately. Usually a few hours after the surgery (or at the latest the next morning), the patient is stood up with the help of a walker and walked by putting full weight on their new hip.

When performed with classical methods, the patient is told not to cross their legs, not to sit on a squat toilet, and not to squat on the floor for the first 6 weeks so that the prosthesis does not come out of its socket. However, today, with methods where muscles are not cut (Minimally Invasive / Anterior approach), this risk of dislocation has been almost zeroed, and the prohibitions have largely been lifted.

The mechanical lifespan of the new generation high-tech ceramic-on-ceramic or cross-linked polyethylene-ceramic prostheses can average 20 to 25 years, or even longer, depending on the patient's weight and activity level.