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FAQ Post Op Questions

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on September 17, 2021 by Patricia WalterJanuary 14, 2022
  • Asprin and Xarelto Provide Similar Protection Against Venous Thromboembolism
  • Clunking Noises after my Hip Resurfacing Surgery
  • Dislocation of BHR by Dr. Bose
  • Do I have to Take Antibiotics before dental procedures after hip resurfacing?
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  • How Long Will My Hip Continue to Swell and Hurt?
  • How Soon Can I Run After Hip Resurfacing?
  • Patients Who Live Alone Can Recover Effectively and Safely at
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What Equipment Will I Need At Home After Surgery by Patricia Walter

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on January 1, 2022 by Patricia WalterJanuary 14, 2022

What Equipment Will I Need At Home After Surgery?

Everyone has slightly different needs. There are some basic items almost everyone needs and then there are things that some people want and others just don’t need.

Must Haves:

Crutches  – Normally crutches are supplied by the hospital.  I used elbow crutches and they are much easier to use than normal under the arm crutches.  Overseas hospitals use elbow crutches while US hospital still normally use … Read the rest

Clunking Noises after my Hip Resurfacing Surgery

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on September 17, 2021 by Patricia WalterJanuary 14, 2022

Dr. De Smet Discusses Clinking and Clicking after Hip Resurfacing Surgery

The clunking noises and clicking feeling in the first 6 months after hip resurfacing surgery is a temporary decoaptation of both components. This means that the two big metal  parts of the prosthesis come apart and come together again. Having a large diameter gives no wear of the prosthesis and will not destroy anything. Because of the release of the capsule around the hip … Read the rest

How Soon Can I Run After Hip Resurfacing?

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on September 17, 2021 by Patricia WalterJune 20, 2022
Mr. McMinn

 I advise patients not to return to impact sport for 1 year after surgery. For those patients who want to road run, I get them running on a treadmill at 10 months post-op and they resume road running at 12 months post-op. My unit published on activity level after resurfacing some years ago in a group of patients who followed those rules. In young men with a single osteoarthritic hip resurfaced, 92 %

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Post Op Tips by Dr. Gross Patients

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on May 22, 2021 by Patricia WalterJanuary 14, 2022

Patients often rely on information from other patients that have already had surgery.  Of course, you should always ask you own surgeon what pre op and post op information they can supply.

Dr. Gross patients have posted suggestions for others after their surgery:

and some generic suggestions for post op exercises, of course you should follow your own surgeons suggestions first.

Typical Post-Op Exercises done after hip surgery.

I also included water exercises by Evelyne … Read the rest

Asprin and Xarelto Provide Similar Protection Against Venous Thromboembolism

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on February 10, 2018 by Patricia WalterJanuary 9, 2023

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Aspirin, Xarelto show no difference in preventing venous thromboembolism after TJA.

Among patients who received 5 days of rivaroxaban prophylaxis after total hip or total knee arthroplasty, extended prophylaxis with aspirin was not significantly different from rivaroxaban in the prevention of symptomatic venous thromboembolism.

After patients received once-daily oral Xarelto (rivaroxaban, Bayer Pharma) until postoperative day 5, Michael Dunbar, MD, FRCSC, PhD, and colleagues then randomly assigned 3,424 patients … Read the rest

Recovery & Rehabilitation After Hip Resurfacing

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on February 10, 2018 by Patricia WalterApril 22, 2018

Published on Dec 15, 2017

Do I need any rehabilitation or physiotherapy after the surgery? Can I return to sports? Patients who received BHR surgery will share the post-operation rehabilitation process and how they benefit from the surgery.

Please visit www.asiamedicalspecialists.hk if you would like to get more information on hip problems or BHR.… Read the rest

Patients Who Live Alone Can Recover Effectively and Safely at Home

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on March 24, 2017 by Patricia WalterFebruary 6, 2024

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…a new study to be presented Thursday, March 16, at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), found that even patients who live alone can recover effectively and safely at home…

…(The Study) involved 769 patients undergoing primary THR or TKR. Of these, 138 patients lived alone and 631 lived with other people. In both groups, patients age 75 and older were well represented. The … Read the rest

Exercises at 1 Month Post Op Hip Resurfacing Surgery

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on February 9, 2017 by Patricia WalterFebruary 10, 2018

Clamshell Exercise at 1 Month Post Op Surgery

 

Figure 4 stretch Exercise at 1 Month Post Op Surgery

 

Dangle stretch Exercise at 1 Month Post Op Surgery

 

Child’s pose stretch Exercise at 1 Month Post Op Surgery

 

Jackknife stretch Exercise at 1 Month Post Op Surgery

Video demonstration of 1 month exercises (thanks to Dynamic Sports Physical Therapy in NYC!)

Video demonstration of 1 month exercises (thanks to Dynamic Sports Physical … Read the rest

How Long Will My Hip Continue to Swell and Hurt?

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on September 17, 2015 by Patricia WalterJuly 29, 2017

Dr. De Smet

How long will my leg continue to swell and hurt?

The pain usually decreases rapidly during the first days, but discomfort can continue for a couple of months. The swelling is due to alterations in fluid return up the limb, and will gradually diminish, but may take a couple of months or longer. Mobilization, exercise, stockings and elevation helps.… Read the rest

When do the stitches or staples have to be removed?

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on September 17, 2015 by Patricia WalterDecember 13, 2015
Dr. De Smet

Half of the stitches or staples are normally removed after 14 days. The remaining half is removed after 16 days. Depending on the individual patient, one can decide to remove the staples later on. Staples are removed with a special device.

In case of an intracutaneous suture, one only has to cut off one end of the suture. It is not the purpose to remove the complete suture because it is resorbable.

… Read the rest

When Can I Go Up and Down Stairs After Hip Resurfacing?

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on September 17, 2015 by Patricia WalterJuly 29, 2017

Dr. De Smet

When can I go up and down stairs?

You should learn to walk stairs with the physiotherapist at the hospital a few days after the operation on ndividual basis.<… Read the rest

Why Do I Have Groin Pain?

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on September 17, 2015 by Patricia WalterSeptember 9, 2018

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Psoas tendinitis is an important reason for groin pain in resurfacing surgery. This is peculiar to resurfacing as the cup for resurfacing is a very large profile ie half a sphere. Nearly all THR cups are only portions (arc) of a hemisphere.

Hence if the antero-posterior orientation i.e., version of the cup is marginally off the ideal, it would not be … Read the rest

What Kind of Physical Therapy Do You Recommend?

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on September 17, 2015 by Patricia WalterDecember 13, 2015
Dr. De Smet

What kind of physical therapy do you recommend for your resurfacing patients and for how long ?

Everything like they feel. For general rehab you could take 6 weeks, 3 months. If patients want to progress harder they can have longer or more frequent physiotherapy, but this would then be more like fitness training ! Physiotherapy in resurfacing is more guiding the patients then making them to work out exercises too fast

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When Can Full Weight Bearing Start after Hip Resurfacing Surgery?

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on September 17, 2015 by Patricia WalterDecember 13, 2015
Dr. De SmetWhen can full weight bearing start?

The day after surgery walking is encouraged in a resurfacing. With a classical THA this is also 1 day, starting to walk with two crutches or a frame.

Even with a normal revision case FWB is allowed when people start walking.

 
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Will My Doctor Use Radiation Therapy for My Hip Resurfacing?

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on September 17, 2015 by Patricia WalterDecember 13, 2015
Dr. Balasubramanian

The radiation therapy is used by some surgeons to prevent heterotropic bone formation following total hip replacement. In cemented total hip replacement this does not cause much problem. However in Hip Resurfacing (Acetabular side) and uncemented total Hip Replacement the fixation of prosthesis is by the natural bone growing on the prosthesis. When radiation is used this natural bone growth is also affected which may lead to failure of fixation. The inventors of

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Should I Use Ice or Heat for Post Op Pain by Dr. De Smet

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on September 17, 2015 by Patricia WalterDecember 13, 2015
Dr. De Smet Should I use a heating pad or ice packs?

We prefer ice packs, although both are effective to relieve pain. Both can be harmful in direct contact with the skin. It can damage the skin and even cause a severe burn. Never sleep with a heating pad on your hip. Ice can be used several times a day. Twenty minutes on, 20 minutes off, is the usual regime. In the first postoperative

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Do I have to Take Antibiotics before dental procedures after hip resurfacing?

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy Posted on September 17, 2015 by Patricia WalterJuly 30, 2017

Dr. Mont

I like antibiotics for up to two years after any joint
replacement. After two years only for procedures
that lead to blood like endodontic surgery. This
is also a controversial topic. We wrote two
papers on this topic and only found possible
dental related infections in patients that had
oral procedures that were greater than 1 hour
with blood loss that did not get antibiotics.
The problem is that sometimes patients don’t
know … Read the rest

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