Hip replacement recovery varies.
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126 experience units · First days → weeks or months
See what people reported →131 curated answer units / 16 thread groups · 3 weeks → about 1.5 years
See what people reported →77 experience units / 22 thread groups · No single time milestone
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126 experience units · First days → weeks or months
View answer →53 people / 55 surgery courses · Day 2 → 12 weeks
View answer →21 curated experiences / 19 thread groups · Day 2 → 1 year
View answer →31 experience units / 9 thread groups · About 1 → 4 weeks
View answer →23 self-driving timeline reports · Day 3 → 6 weeks
View answer →24 actual return-or-leave experiences · 10 days → 13 weeks
View answer →106 experience units / 20 thread groups · About 3 weeks → 10 months
View answer →131 curated answer units / 16 thread groups · 3 weeks → about 1.5 years
View answer →82 experience units / 13 thread groups · Day 3 to 6 months
View answer →136 experience units / 23 thread groups · Day 1 → 6 years
View answer →55 experience units / 14 thread groups · About 1–2 → 4 weeks
View answer →34 experience units / 16 thread groups · Day 2 → 8 months
View answer →72 experience units / 23 thread groups · Surgery day → 6 months
View answer →61 experience units / 13 thread groups · Day 3–4 → 7 months
View answer →24 experience units / 12 thread groups · First evening → 4–6 weeks
View answer →22 experience units / 8 thread groups · Day 1 → 18 months
View answer →77 experience units / 22 thread groups · No single time milestone
View answer →Curated patient experiencesRecovery variation stays visibleMedical information is sourced separatelyHow ReplacedHip builds its answers