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What Causes Pain In The Hip After Hip Replacement Surgery?
I had a hip replacement 18 months ago, and now I have had gradual pain in my right hip and sometimes down the right leg .. At night the pain in my hip is most noticeable. I am still walking pain free but sometimes have to stop because of the pain in my right hip. any idea whats going on? I have got new exrays and have an appointment with the surgeon next week. But am very curious about what is going on. thank you Jill
Thu, 27 Jul 2017
thank you and very pleased to answer you
When performing prosthetic surgery, the goal is to have no post-operative pain, which happily happens in the majority of cases. Unfortunately you cannot get 100% of very good results.
"As far as the hip is concerned, there are various causes of pain, for example, pain for cementless prostheses, prostheses placed in the femur and then solidified on their own In the femoral shaft From time to time this prosthesis can slip millimetrically, the time it takes holds (the calibration time can take a year - a year and a half), we can have pain until the moment Where the prosthesis is wedged. This explains why some surgeons prefer the use of the cement that will fix the prosthesis immediately. It may also have pains related to a part in the pelvis that is under a muscle and which can sometimes be a bit and when you walk, you can feel pain. These pains are real problems because the patients ask for indolence.
The nerves that surround the hip can be accidentally injured. This exceptional complication can cause pain.
For that the next traumtologyst consultation is needed to make a good diagnosis of your post-operation residual pain.
But you can use Paracetamol or Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug to limit the pain time to see the specialist.
best wishes
When performing prosthetic surgery, the goal is to have no post-operative pain, which happily happens in the majority of cases. Unfortunately you cannot get 100% of very good results.
"As far as the hip is concerned, there are various causes of pain, for example, pain for cementless prostheses, prostheses placed in the femur and then solidified on their own In the femoral shaft From time to time this prosthesis can slip millimetrically, the time it takes holds (the calibration time can take a year - a year and a half), we can have pain until the moment Where the prosthesis is wedged. This explains why some surgeons prefer the use of the cement that will fix the prosthesis immediately. It may also have pains related to a part in the pelvis that is under a muscle and which can sometimes be a bit and when you walk, you can feel pain. These pains are real problems because the patients ask for indolence.
The nerves that surround the hip can be accidentally injured. This exceptional complication can cause pain.
For that the next traumtologyst consultation is needed to make a good diagnosis of your post-operation residual pain.
But you can use Paracetamol or Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug to limit the pain time to see the specialist.
best wishes
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