Procedure

• After the hip's ball joint is reshaped, it is capped with a metal prosthesis. An additional metal prosthesis is fitted to the socket of the hip joint.
  
  

Post-Op

• Upon waking up after the surgery is complete, the patient will spend one hour in the recovery room as fluids are drained from the hip and a post-operative X-ray is taken.
  
  

Recovery Length

• Recovery from a hip resurfacing procedure generally takes anywhere from six weeks to three months.
  
  

Physical Therapy

• Patients who perform exercises recommended by their physical therapist -- such as walking, hip movements and stretches -- tend to recover much more quickly than patients who do not.
  
  

First Year

• For the first year after undergoing hip resurfacing, patients should not run, jump or do any high impact activities.