How long is the recovery period after hip surgery

The recovery period after hip surgery needs to be based on the specific type of surgery and each individual’s recovery, generally speaking, you can basically carry on your normal life in about 3 months. In case of advanced age, frailty, open surgery and other factors the recovery time may be prolonged and take 3~6 months or even longer. Hip surgery is mostly seen in patients with acetabular fracture, femoral neck fracture, intertrochanteric fracture, etc. The common surgical methods are minimally invasive surgery and open surgery. Minimally invasive surgery generally has a faster recovery, while open surgery has a large incision and the recovery will be slower, but it takes at least 2~3 months for the bone to heal completely, so normal life can only be carried out after 3 months. If the patient is elderly, in poor physical condition, or if the open surgery or the fracture damage is serious, etc., the healing of the fracture will be affected and the recovery time will be prolonged, taking 3~6 months or even longer. After hip surgery, patients should carry out active rehabilitation training under the guidance of doctors, maintain a good mindset and balanced nutrition to promote early recovery.