What is the recommended minimum age for a hip replacement?

Depends: While certain diagnoses such as osteoarthritis typically cause hip pain later in life, some problems such as avascular necrosis, dysplasia, or perthes may cause pain earlier. While there is no minimum age, we typically recommend waiting as long as possible because the implants have a finite life span, and revision surgery can be complicated.

No absolute age: Ideally the older the patient the better it is, since the materials used for hip replacement do not last forever. That said, there is no minimum age requirement. We have performed hip replacement surgery for patients from 21 to 99 years old.