The required rehabilitation time is an individual matter - it may be from 8 weeks to several months. If the patient participated in preoperative rehabilitation, i.e. strengthened his muscles, and the physiotherapist prepared the soft tissues for the procedure, the recovery period will be faster. Convalescence will be slower if you have chronic conditions that affect wound healing or bone properties. Surgical access is also of great importance, i.e. what muscles were cut during the procedure. In addition, the type of endoprosthesis itself affects the length of rehabilitation - patients after less invasive capoplasty recover faster, while the procedure of implanting a prosthesis with a long stem will require more work to restore normal gait.

Full, free weight bearing of the operated limb is usually possible in the third month after the operation. This time is needed for the implant to stably fuse with the bone. In the earlier period, the limb can be partially loaded - the degree of load depends on the type of endoprosthesis, the fixing method (with or without cement) and the individual conditions related to the procedure performed. Follow your doctor's instructions carefully at each stage of recovery.

The length of the primary arthroplasty procedure takes about 1-1.5 hours and depends on the type of implanted endoprosthesis and the surgical access. The operation time may be longer when treating accompanying bone lesions or revision arthroplasty.

When choosing a hospital, we should be guided by the operator's experience, specifically in the field of hip arthroplasty. The conditions in the operating room are also important - care for the sterile procedure. In addition, it is worth choosing a hospital in which the patient is surrounded by the daily individual care of a physiotherapist immediately after the procedure, in order to be able to learn how to move with an implanted endoprosthesis in a safe way.

If the endoprosthesis is damaged, the range of motion and audible crackles that have not been present may be limited. As a result of dislocation of the prosthesis, the limb may become incorrectly positioned and the leg cannot be loaded due to pain and blockage of the prosthesis.