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Newly replaced hip dislocated after 4 weeks.
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My friend had hip replacement and all was going well - he felt great and had few if any limitations as far as pain goes. One day he was at his desk and his pen or pencil fell off his desk so he backed his chair up and scooted on his hands and knees beneath the desk to retrieve it - not good. His secretary heard him screaming and could not figure out what was wrong. Called ambulance and flew him to hospital hour away. Apparently one should not get on their hands and knees, at least not him. I do not know which approach was taken to access the joint but apparently it came out of place!
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Thanks Shark. I know the pain your friend went through. It is excruciating.
My guess is that somewhere in bending to get under his desk, his hips were bent forward more than 90 degrees. I hope it was resolved w/o surgery.
THRs are the easiest replacement surgeries to recover from, and at least for me, lulled me into thinking I was fine at one month. All joints are in "capsules" - tissue, tendons, ligaments - that encompass, protect, and support the joint. A replacement removes many of these structures, and the body has to adapt to a foreign body (metal, plastic). It takes time, no matter how good one may be feeling.
Thanks again Shark.
Joe