Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Duration of surgery/treatment
A total hip replacement surgery takes approximately two to four hours. Preperation can take an additional few hours.
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Days admitted
You will usually be hospitalized for 4 to 6 days.
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Anesthesia
General anesthesia, or spinal anesthesia (anesthetizes your body from the waist down)
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Recovery
Recovery depends on your general health, age, and the outcome of the surgery.
Physical therapy is a very important factor in the overall outcome of hip replacement surgery, and will usually start as soon as possible after the surgery.
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Risks
Serious complications occur in fewer than 2% of patients.
The mortality rate from hip replacement surgery is well below 1%.
Risks include:
- Blood clots.
- Infection.
- Fracture of the hip joint during surgery.
- Dislocation of the new joint.
- Loosening of your new joint over time, causing pain in your hip.
- Breakage of the prosthesis.
- Change in leg length.
- Joint stiffening: sometimes the soft tissues around your joint hardens, making it difficult to move your hip.
- Wear and tear over time.
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After care
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Hospitals in France offering Hip Replacement
These hospitals list Hip Replacement in France; ask any of them to quote Hip Replacement (THR) for your case. The order reshuffles every hour so each gets equal exposure.
CHP Saint-Grégoire (Saint Gregory Private Hospital), the first Breton hospital in France specializing in Surgery, was established in 2004 when three medical facilities -- Saint Vincent Clinic, Volney Polyclinic, Bréquigny Maternity -- merged into a single site.
In 2006, the clinic was acquired by an independent group Hexagone Hospitalisation, expanding and doubling its capacity to more than 200 beds.Clinique Ambroise Paré is a leader in chemotherapy, dialysis and In-Vitro Fertilization and is the first private facility
Orthopedic Surgery in Lyon - Clinic of the Protestant Infirmary The Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology is a function surgery (walk, run, play sports, use his hand ...). It seeks to restore the best possible function when an accident or illness come to deteriorate.
DoctorsFDr. Fiquet
PricesHip Replacement upon requestHip Replacement - Minimally Invasive upon requestHip Replacement - Minimally Invasive (Both Hips) upon requestHip Replacement - Partial upon requestHip Replacement - Revision upon requestHip Replacement (THR) upon requestview all