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After hip replacement surgery, i am suffering pain in my lower back, legs, and feet. i didn't have these problems before surgery. what is going on?
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Leg length change?: Often, after hip replacement, one leg is left shorter than the other.This changes your gait causing all the symptoms you mentioned: chronic low back pain, foot & leg pain.Surgery could also have caused other problem like pubic shear which needs to be realigned.A good osteopathic eval. might pinpoint the problem.Answer could be as simple as a heel lift or osteopathic manipulation.
Answered 10/3/2016
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