What is involved in recovery from? a total hip replacement?

Rest: More of the hip replacement is about time and healing. There are certainly hip precautions and learning how to take care of the hip, therapy to be able to get in/out if bed, and general strengthening and conditioning to return to activity. However, it is more about resting and allowing the surgery to heal than anythig else.

Tissue healing: The bones and soft tissues must heal after tha. There is initial trauma and bleeding that causes an inflammatory response. Soft tissue healing occurs over 3-4 months. Bone ingrowth occurs within 6-10 weeks. Muscle function and strength return in 4-10 weeks depending on surgical approach. Patients can walk with assistance the day of surgery and progress rapidly with exercise and motion.