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Im 53 what is post op recovery of Total Hip Replacement
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Feb 15 6:14am | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
Superpath is not a guarantee of no pain. I ascribe credit for my no pain recoveries as follows: me at 5% for my research into procedures and surgeons; my magical surgeon at 90% for his method and skills; and luck at 5% -- fortunate in my case. That last 5% is unpredictable.
My surgery was delayed while my surgeon recovered from rotator cuff surgery. So one day we had some time to simply chat. Despite being the primary inventor of the superpath method and holding more than 15 patents, his three most important criteria are as I noted: extensive experience doing the exact procedure, great hands and a great mind.
In my case, I had both. All the procedures I wanted and a vastly experienced surgeon at doing them.
Here is my surgeon's explanation of Superpath:
https://www.chowhipandknee.com/superpath-total-hip-replacement-hip-knee-specialist-phoenix-arizona/
If you prefer to read scientific papers, here is a description:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9318286/
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Hi Steve, great to hear from you again.
On the subject of surgeon selection, you suggested finding someone with - "extensive experience doing the exact procedure, great hands and a great mind."
Well said. We had moved and I had to find new ortho surgeons. In addition to your criteria, I added - 1) a surgeon in their mid 30s to mid/late 40s, 2) a surgeon with a good med school/residency.fellowship pedigree (ala Mayo, Cleveland Clinic, and 3) someone who had done hundreds/thousands of procedures with excellent patient feedback.
Hope you are well friend. I had my left shoulder replaced in August last year. Recovery has gone really well but it demands a lot of patience versus knee and hip. (I have one hip and one shoulder that haven't been replaced, yet.......)
Joe