After Surgery

After successful surgery, you will be eager to return to many of the activities you enjoy. Going for walks, golfing, boating, biking and playing with children or grandchildren are usually realistic expectations. Each of these activities is based on your ability to comfortably bend and straighten the muscles around your hip. The degree to which you can perform this movement is defined as your range of motion. A patient’s normal hip provides the potential for range of motion up to 120-130 degrees of flexion (bending) and 20-30 degrees of extension (straightening).

The decision about activity level is ultimately based on my suggestions and guidelines as well as your compliance with my recommended post-operative therapy.