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Newly replaced hip dislocated after 4 weeks.
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HeyJoe,
Please consider updating on progress, perhaps in a month or two. I'm curious about outcomes, ability to do activities and sports, pain, additional dislocation, and if/when surgeons recommend revision after dislocation.
A Danish study reviewed outcomes after several years, patients tended to have better outcomes if dislocation was avoided, compared to those with dislocation, and lower outcome scores yet with dislocation and revision.
For me, about 1.5 weeks after 2nd dislocation bending down, not doing that again for at least the summer. Pain free, walking a mile or so a day. Proposing to get CT scans and Xrays to evaluate further (need for revision or not).
Best wishes
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Well I'm 10 weeks post-op, 6 weeks post-dislocation and all seems well. I haven't had any more instances of "hip snapping" and I have zero pain.
I mean, who would think that bending over poses a risk. Yes, it violates the 90-degree-max rule for the hips, but I wish we were provided examples, pics of what not to do. I would get a lot of hip snapping just putting on my socks and shoes - which also breaks the 90-degree rule.
I hope you are better. Dislocating your hip in a crawls cape must have been a nightmare.
(I am back to working with my trainer. I can do leg presses, mindful of staying at 90 degrees max, and hamstring curls. Dr has said no squats for now. I also spin 5x week, and I keep my body behind the handlebars, with a slight tilt forward of my torso, and a light touch with my hands on the handlebars.)
One last thing, my Dr prescribed a muscle relaxer for the hip snapping. Hard for me to say if it helped, or if it's just been the passage of time.
All the best to you! Pls stay in touch.
Joe