Blue, going thru this now with my wife. Do we do it literally 5 minutes from home or drive 3 hrs to NYC to the best: Hospital for Special Surgery.
The docs out here are good. The one at HSS is better. He uses 3 different images/scans and does the whole procedure virtually (using surgical software) before he ever picks up a scalpel.
He told us that he never has anything unexpected happen once he goes in because he’s already “done it” virtually.
All rehab/therapy is done at/near home. But 3 hrs is not 11 and that kind of drive could be a dealbreaker.
But again, a surgeon who says ‘he thinks he can do it’ is a far cry from someone who knows exactly what has to be done and how he’s going to do it.
Good luck with your hip - and your floor!
Phil