Hip Replacement Surgery is a surgical process where the damaged portions of the hip joints are replaced with the artificial material, prosthesis. A patient who has been advised to undergo a hip replacement surgery need to know the complete picture of the surgery, its complications and take a lot of considerations.
You need to get all the necessary questions answered through your surgeon before you give a final call of approval for surgery. As Hip Replacement is a major surgery that involves lot of discomfort in the initial stages, it is better to know about Hip Replacement Surgery from your Surgeon.
Here are few questions you need to know about Hip Replacement Surgery:
- How necessary is hip replacement surgery in my case?
- Are there any alternatives to hip replacement surgery?
- How many days will it take to recover from the surgery?
- Will it impact on my other parts of the body?
- How long do I have to stay in hospital?
- Do I need to use any assisted tools like crutches or wheelchairs after surgery? If yes, for how long it is required?
- How many days should I be resting on bed?
- Will I be able to drive a car?
- Will it disturb my sleeping pattern?
- Can I play sports after the surgery?
- Can I travel and move around places after surgery?
- Can I resume back to my work?
- Will it increase my mobility as it was earlier?
- When will my sutures get removed? Is the scar mark of the surgery very prominent?
- Can I consume alcohol in my recovery period?
- To how much extend, the surgery will be successful?
- How many days should I undergo physical therapy?
- Can I engage in sexual intercourse?
- What is the duration of the surgery? Will I be given partial or total anesthesia for surgery?
- Is the material used in replacing my damaged safe to my body?
- When can I expect to revisit your clinic?
- Are there risks, complications in hip replacement surgery?
- How long these implants will lasts in our body and does it have any complications in later stages of life?
- Do I have to prepare mentally, physically and psychologically before undergoing a surgery?
- Will my new hip be similar like old one?
Getting all the above answers, you can be sure of your stability and resistance for undergoing hip replacement surgery. Dr Niraj Vora is a top hip replacement surgeon in Mumbai treating patients with joint pains in hip and knee areas for about a decade now.
If you are suffering from any kind of orthopaedic problems and hip/knee joint pains, feel free to Contact him. He is available at three prestigious hospitals like Bellevue Multispeciality Hospital, S. L. Raheja Hospital and Sunridge’s Speciality Hospital.