Hip Surgery Recovery

Have you ever heard of anyone who woke up from anterior hip replacement surgery with numbness on the outside of their thigh? It happens more often than you would think. With the new total hip replacement method being developed by Microport, numbness after hip surgery may be a thing of the past. The skin nerves…

When Steve woke up from his superPATH hip replacement surgery he felt absolutely no pain. His journey to this bed started the year before when he realized he wasn’t going to be able to continue to fish unless he had his hip replaced. As his eyes regained focus, Steve looked around the recovery room and saw Tammy, his nurse, watching over him. He tried to smile.   “Surgery is over,” Tammy said.   Everything seemed…

People considering hip replacement surgery are often concerned about how it will affect their golf game. We sat down with Kurt Brown, a PGA professional instructor and Director of Instruction at the Encanto Golf Course in Phoenix, Arizona to talk about playing golf with limited mobility. What he had to say might surprise you. It…

Ann knew she wouldn’t be able to keep up with her husband on their daily walks if things became any worse. She already had to make him wait while she stopped — several times if they went far enough— to let the pain drain out of her hip and leg before she could continue. Hip…