Bone-on-Bone Hip Pain: Is Total Hip Replacement Your Best Option?
Being told that your hip is “bone-on-bone” can make surgery sound inevitable. The phrase often appears after an X-ray shows severe cartilage loss and very little joint space. Yet the image is only one part of the decision. Some people have advanced changes on imaging but remain fairly active, while others have pain that affects […]
Walking After Hip Replacement: How Soon Can You Start After Total Hip Replacement Surgery?
One of the first questions patients ask before total hip replacement is, “When will I be able to walk again?” For many people, assisted walking starts sooner than expected, often on the day of surgery or within about 24 hours when they are medically stable and cleared to move. Those first steps are about standing […]