Some types of knee pain, and other leg pain, are common after a hip replacement. Here's how the pain is treated, as well as when to contact your surgeon.

Having sex after a hip replacement can be liberating and fun, but you do have to be careful post-op. ... Similarly, different leg positions affect surgeries differently, ...

Eventually, she underwent hip replacement surgery. "After the surgery, on day zero, when they made me stand up, I realised that one leg was longer than the other and I completely freaked out.

Hip replacement is a major, arduous elective surgery, and rehabilitation afterwards takes time, ... Use ice on the leg/incision site; After checking first with your doctor, ...

As CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reported, Hazel Atkinson nearly lost her leg after knee surgery and a doctor had to step in and save it. An infected hip or knee replacement is a disaster.

Skin infections; Once you are past 12 weeks from surgery, ... During the first two weeks after a hip replacement, you should focus on the following tasks: Complete your daily physical therapy ...

ANSWER: Up to a quarter of people will have a change in the length of the leg after hip replacement surgery. I’m not sure that’s what your wife had, but that’s a common surgery after a fall.

Total hip replacement recovery has improved due to less invasive techniques and modern implants, allowing for faster and more comfortable recovery. Patients are encouraged to walk soon after ...

If you've had a hip replacement, you'll work on your "abductors," the muscles that help you coordinate your movements for all kinds of things, such as walking, dancing, or getting in and out of a car.

An updated clinical practice guideline recommends how to reduce the likelihood of blood clots after hip or knee replacement surgery, procedures that more than 800,000 Americans undergo each year.

Reducing Blood Clots After Knee And Hip Replacement, Recommendations Outlined In New Guideline Written by Petra Rattue on September 30, 2011 Each year more than 800,000 Americans undergo hip or ...

When Ben Wallace got leg pain at age 30, he thought it was just a basketball injury. However, x-rays showed it was more substantial. A hip replacement was one option, ...