{ "name": "Steady recovery claims", "description": "Every recovery fact Steady holds, one self-contained record per answerable question, for common orthopaedic surgeries. Each record carries the question a patient asks, an answer that stands alone, and the study it came from.", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data", "attribution": "Steady — https://growsteady.me/recovery-data. Free to quote and reuse with a link back.", "schema": { "id": "Stable identifier. Cite this; it will keep meaning the same thing.", "kind": "pain | milestone | finding | gap.", "topic": "The sort of question. For findings: phase, prevalence, setback, odds, trajectory, location, pattern, rtw.", "question": "The question this record answers, as a patient would ask it.", "answer": "A complete answer, safe to quote on its own. Never a fragment needing the table for context.", "basis": "measured = a week the source states. interpolated = drawn between two stated weeks (excluded from this file). reported = a figure the source states in prose. absent = Steady has not sourced this.", "pain": "0-10 cohort band where the record holds one, otherwise null. Describes a group, not a person.", "tier": "Always 'free' in this file. Steady holds further sourced records — the odds of hitting a milestone, return-to-work curves, symptom prevalence, setback patterns and recovery tracks — inside the product at https://growsteady.me.", "source": "The study or protocol behind the answer. null only when basis is absent." }, "disclaimer": "Published cohort data. Not medical advice, not a prediction for an individual, and not a substitute for a surgeon or clinician.", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09", "totals": { "claims": 246, "byKind": { "pain": 54, "milestone": 88, "finding": 68, "gap": 36 }, "byTopic": [ { "topic": "milestone", "count": 88 }, { "topic": "phase", "count": 67 }, { "topic": "pain", "count": 54 }, { "topic": "location", "count": 9 }, { "topic": "setback", "count": 7 }, { "topic": "trajectory", "count": 7 }, { "topic": "pattern", "count": 6 }, { "topic": "prevalence", "count": 3 }, { "topic": "rtw", "count": 3 }, { "topic": "odds", "count": 2 } ], "procedures": 15, "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, "claims": [ { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:pain:week-0", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 0 after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 0 after Hip arthroscopy for FAI, typical reported pain is 5 out of 10, within a reported band of 4 to 7.4. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 0, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 4, "typical": 5, "high": 7.4, "scale": "0-10 pre-op baseline; typical 5.2 from Cunningham (PMC5721367); low/high = pre-op rest 4.0 / activity 7.4 (PMC8530429)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5721367/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:pain:week-52", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 52 after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 52 after Hip arthroscopy for FAI, typical reported pain is 2.2 out of 10, within a reported band of 1.7 to 2.7. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 52, "weekEnd": 52, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 1.7, "typical": 2.2, "high": 2.7, "scale": "converted to 0-10 from 0-10 normalized from DHAR NRS rest/walk /100" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5467416/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:milestone:protected-flat-foot-weight-bearing-with-crutches", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Protected flat-foot weight bearing with crutches\" typical after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "Protected flat-foot weight bearing with crutches", "answer": "After Hip arthroscopy for FAI, \"Protected flat-foot weight bearing with crutches\" is typically reached around week 0. Reported range: 0-2 weeks; longer if microfracture or chondral repair was performed. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://academic.oup.com/jhps/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jhps/hnaf055/8303980", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:milestone:off-crutches-normalized-gait", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Off crutches / normalized gait\" typical after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "Off crutches / normalized gait", "answer": "After Hip arthroscopy for FAI, \"Off crutches / normalized gait\" is typically reached around week 4. Reported range: About 2-6 weeks, protocol-dependent. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 4, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://academic.oup.com/jhps/article/12/1/33/7922540", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:milestone:return-to-driving", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to driving\" typical after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "Return to driving", "answer": "After Hip arthroscopy for FAI, \"Return to driving\" is typically reached around week 4. Reported range: Around 4 weeks, also depends on opioids and right-vs-left side. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 4, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8689281/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:milestone:start-running", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Start running\" typical after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "Start running", "answer": "After Hip arthroscopy for FAI, \"Start running\" is typically reached around week 14. Reported range: 8-18 weeks, criteria-based. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 14, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://academic.oup.com/jhps/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jhps/hnaf055/8303980", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:milestone:return-to-sport", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to sport\" typical after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "Return to sport", "answer": "After Hip arthroscopy for FAI, \"Return to sport\" is typically reached around week 30. Reported range: About 6-9 months, sport-dependent. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 30, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29595996/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:phase:week-0-2", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "Protected weight bearing, on purpose", "answer": "The first two weeks are usually flat-foot weight bearing with crutches — partly to protect the repair, partly to keep the hip flexor from overworking. If microfracture or chondral repair was done, this window runs longer.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 2, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://academic.oup.com/jhps/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jhps/hnaf055/8303980", "sourceNote": "2024 ISHA physiotherapy agreement", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:setback:week-6-25", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "setback", "question": "Is it normal for pain to get worse after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "A new front-of-hip pain often shows up weeks after surgery, not on day one", "answer": "About 1 in 4 people (24%) developed hip-flexor (iliopsoas) irritation after hip arthroscopy. By design it wasn't even counted until the 6-week visit or later, specifically to tell it apart from ordinary early surgical pain — so a fresh ache at the front of the hip that arrives well after the operation is a documented pattern, not a sign of going backward.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": 25, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://academic.oup.com/jhps/article/5/4/362/5259348", "sourceNote": "Retrospective cohort, n=252, min 2-yr follow-up (J Hip Preserv Surg)", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:phase:week-2-6", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "Crutches wean as gait normalizes", "answer": "Most protocols wean the crutches between weeks 2 and 4, aiming for a normalized walk by the end of week 4 — the gate is how you walk, not the calendar.", "weekStart": 2, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://academic.oup.com/jhps/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jhps/hnaf055/8303980", "sourceNote": "2024 ISHA physiotherapy agreement", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:phase:week-6-12", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "The quiet middle: building toward the running gate", "answer": "These weeks are capacity work. Consensus protocols spend them building strength toward the criteria that unlock running — 80%+ strength and single-leg neuromuscular control — so less visible progress here is still progress.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": 12, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://academic.oup.com/jhps/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jhps/hnaf055/8303980", "sourceNote": "2024 ISHA physiotherapy agreement", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:phase:week-12-18", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "The running window", "answer": "Consensus protocols introduce running between weeks 12 and 18, gated on criteria like 80%+ strength and single-leg control rather than a date.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": 18, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://academic.oup.com/jhps/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jhps/hnaf055/8303980", "sourceNote": "2024 ISHA physiotherapy agreement", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:phase:week-19-26", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "Easing back toward sport", "answer": "By this stage most protocols are in the return-to-sport phase: change-of-direction work, light plyometrics and sport-specific drills layered in once strength and control are there. Progress here is judged by criteria rather than the calendar, so a careful, gradual ramp is the normal shape, not a delay.", "weekStart": 19, "weekEnd": 26, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://academic.oup.com/jhps/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jhps/hnaf055/8303980", "sourceNote": "2024 ISHA physiotherapy agreement", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:phase:week-27-52", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "The long arc back to full sport", "answer": "Full return to sport tends to land in the back half of the first year, with a pooled average around seven months and a wide spread depending on the sport. These months are about rebuilding capacity and confidence under load, so the hip still asking for more well into this window is the documented norm.", "weekStart": 27, "weekEnd": 52, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29595996/", "sourceNote": "Return to play meta-analysis, 22 studies", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:phase:week-53-104", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "Year one to two: the gains hold", "answer": "Most of the improvement is banked by the twelve-month mark and then holds steady. The Danish registry shows pain and quality-of-life scores essentially level between one and two years, so this stretch usually feels like consolidation rather than dramatic change.", "weekStart": 53, "weekEnd": 104, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5467416/", "sourceNote": "Danish Hip Arthroscopy Registry", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "hip-arthroscopy-fai:phase:week-105-on", "procedure": "hip-arthroscopy-fai", "procedureName": "Hip arthroscopy for FAI", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Hip arthroscopy for FAI?", "title": "The long-term picture", "answer": "Two years out and beyond, the registry numbers are stable: pain at rest and on walking has settled to a mild, steady level with little further change. This is the long, quiet part of the curve, where for most people the hip is mostly just part of daily life again.", "weekStart": 105, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5467416/", "sourceNote": "Danish Hip Arthroscopy Registry", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/hip-arthroscopy-fai", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:pain:week-0", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 0 after ACL reconstruction?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 0 after ACL reconstruction, typical reported pain is 5.2 out of 10, within a reported band of 4.1 to 5.5. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 0, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 4.1, "typical": 5.2, "high": 5.5, "scale": "VAS/NRS 0-10 acute post-op; typical 5.2 = 6h VAS (PMC4898387); low/high = day-1 day-case 4.1 / inpatient 5.5 (BJMP day-case series)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4898387/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:milestone:full-weight-bearing-as-tolerated", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Full weight-bearing as tolerated\" typical after ACL reconstruction?", "title": "Full weight-bearing as tolerated", "answer": "After ACL reconstruction, \"Full weight-bearing as tolerated\" is typically reached around week 0. Reported range: Day 0 to 2 weeks, usually with crutches. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4482298/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:milestone:off-crutches-normal-gait", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Off crutches / normal gait\" typical after ACL reconstruction?", "title": "Off crutches / normal gait", "answer": "After ACL reconstruction, \"Off crutches / normal gait\" is typically reached around week 3. Reported range: 2-6 weeks; criteria include quad control and full extension. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 3, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://med.virginia.edu/orthopaedic-surgery/wp-content/uploads/sites/242/2021/06/ACL-Reconstruction-1.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:milestone:pool-or-unweighted-treadmill-running", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Pool or unweighted treadmill running\" typical after ACL reconstruction?", "title": "Pool or unweighted treadmill running", "answer": "After ACL reconstruction, \"Pool or unweighted treadmill running\" is typically reached around week 8. Reported range: 7-8 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 8, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://med.virginia.edu/orthopaedic-surgery/wp-content/uploads/sites/242/2021/06/ACL-Reconstruction-1.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:milestone:return-to-work", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to work\" typical after ACL reconstruction?", "title": "Return to work", "answer": "After ACL reconstruction, \"Return to work\" is typically reached around week 11. Reported range: About 46-84 days depending on graft and job demands. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 11, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11092533/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:milestone:return-to-sport-pivoting-clearance", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to sport / pivoting clearance\" typical after ACL reconstruction?", "title": "Return to sport / pivoting clearance", "answer": "After ACL reconstruction, \"Return to sport / pivoting clearance\" is typically reached around week 39. Reported range: 9-12 months, criteria-based. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 39, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.sportsmed.org/membership/sports-medicine-update/winter-2025/return-to-play-after-acl-integrating-key-metrics", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:phase:week-0-2", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after ACL reconstruction?", "title": "Weight bearing starts immediately", "answer": "The MOON protocol starts full weight bearing as tolerated right away, usually with crutches for support — immediate loading was shown to reduce later kneecap pain, not endanger the graft.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 2, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4482298/", "sourceNote": "MOON ACL rehabilitation guidelines", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:phase:week-2-6", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after ACL reconstruction?", "title": "Crutches go when the quad wakes up", "answer": "Crutches are weaned as tolerated, usually somewhere in weeks 2-6. The gates protocols actually watch are quad control and full knee extension, not the date.", "weekStart": 2, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://med.virginia.edu/orthopaedic-surgery/wp-content/uploads/sites/242/2021/06/ACL-Reconstruction-1.pdf", "sourceNote": "UVA Sports Medicine post-op protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:phase:week-7-10", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after ACL reconstruction?", "title": "Running returns — in the pool first", "answer": "Around week 8, protocols introduce running in waist-deep water or on an unweighted treadmill. Land running comes later, once strength symmetry allows.", "weekStart": 7, "weekEnd": 10, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://med.virginia.edu/orthopaedic-surgery/wp-content/uploads/sites/242/2021/06/ACL-Reconstruction-1.pdf", "sourceNote": "UVA Sports Medicine post-op protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:phase:week-11-17", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after ACL reconstruction?", "title": "Out of the pool and onto land", "answer": "Around this stage protocols progress running from the pool or an unweighted treadmill toward land running, once quad control and gait look right. It is gated on how the knee moves and recovers, not the date, so easing into it over a few weeks is the normal shape.", "weekStart": 11, "weekEnd": 17, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://med.virginia.edu/orthopaedic-surgery/wp-content/uploads/sites/242/2021/06/ACL-Reconstruction-1.pdf", "sourceNote": "UVA Sports Medicine post-op protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:phase:week-18-26", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after ACL reconstruction?", "title": "Strength and agility, building toward the run tests", "answer": "These weeks are about closing the strength gap and adding agility and landing work. Protocols watch quad and hop symmetry climbing toward the thresholds that unlock the next stage, so less visible week-to-week change here is still progress.", "weekStart": 18, "weekEnd": 26, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.sportsmed.org/membership/sports-medicine-update/winter-2025/return-to-play-after-acl-integrating-key-metrics", "sourceNote": "AOSSM Sports Medicine Update, Winter 2025", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:phase:week-27-52", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after ACL reconstruction?", "title": "The long runway to sport clearance", "answer": "Return to pivoting sport is usually cleared around nine months and beyond, on criteria like 90% strength and hop symmetry rather than a fixed date. The back half of the first year is mostly about capacity and confidence, so the knee still asking for more here is the documented norm.", "weekStart": 27, "weekEnd": 52, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.sportsmed.org/membership/sports-medicine-update/winter-2025/return-to-play-after-acl-integrating-key-metrics", "sourceNote": "AOSSM Sports Medicine Update, Winter 2025", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:phase:week-53-104", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after ACL reconstruction?", "title": "Year one to two: scores hold", "answer": "In the Swedish national register, knee scores were essentially equivalent at one and two years — most of the gain is banked by twelve months and then holds. This stretch tends to feel like consolidation rather than dramatic change.", "weekStart": 53, "weekEnd": 104, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5542121/", "sourceNote": "Swedish National Knee Ligament Register", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "acl-reconstruction:phase:week-105-on", "procedure": "acl-reconstruction", "procedureName": "ACL reconstruction", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after ACL reconstruction?", "title": "The long-term picture", "answer": "Out past two years, the long cohorts show pain scores staying steady for most people through the following decade. This is the long, quiet part of the curve, where the knee is mostly just part of daily life again rather than something to manage.", "weekStart": 105, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6036619/", "sourceNote": "MOON 10-year longitudinal prospective cohort", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/acl-reconstruction", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:pain:week-0", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 0 after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 0 after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus, typical reported pain is 6 out of 10, within a reported band of 3 to 6.1. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 0, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 3, "typical": 6, "high": 6.1, "scale": "VAS/NRS 0-10; heterogeneous baseline" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10393789/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:pain:week-1", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 1 after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 1 after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus, typical reported pain is 2 out of 10, within a reported band of 1 to 3. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 1, "weekEnd": 1, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 1, "typical": 2, "high": 3, "scale": "NRS 0-10; POD7 knee arthroscopy subgroup" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7472168/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:pain:week-6", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 6 after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 6 after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus, typical reported pain is 0.7 out of 10, within a reported band of 0.4 to 1. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0.4, "typical": 0.7, "high": 1, "scale": "VAS 0-10; partial meniscectomy 6-week anchor" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10393789/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:pain:week-12", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 12 after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 12 after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus, typical reported pain is 1.4 out of 10, within a reported band of 0.5 to 2.3. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": 12, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0.5, "typical": 1.4, "high": 2.3, "scale": "VAS 0-10; 3-month degenerative meniscus trial" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3513419/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:milestone:off-crutches-full-weight-bearing-after-partial-meniscectomy", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Off crutches / full weight-bearing after partial meniscectomy\" typical after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": "Off crutches / full weight-bearing after partial meniscectomy", "answer": "After Knee arthroscopy / meniscus, \"Off crutches / full weight-bearing after partial meniscectomy\" is typically reached around week 0.6. Reported range: Immediate to about 1 week. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 0.6, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7146095/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:milestone:return-to-light-or-sedentary-work", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to light or sedentary work\" typical after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": "Return to light or sedentary work", "answer": "After Knee arthroscopy / meniscus, \"Return to light or sedentary work\" is typically reached around week 1.5. Reported range: About 1-2 weeks; job-dependent. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 1.5, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8155825/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:milestone:full-weight-bearing-after-meniscus-repair", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Full weight-bearing after meniscus repair\" typical after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": "Full weight-bearing after meniscus repair", "answer": "After Knee arthroscopy / meniscus, \"Full weight-bearing after meniscus repair\" is typically reached around week 3.9. Reported range: About 4 weeks; tear-pattern dependent. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 3.9, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7146095/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:milestone:return-to-running-after-partial-meniscectomy", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to running after partial meniscectomy\" typical after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": "Return to running after partial meniscectomy", "answer": "After Knee arthroscopy / meniscus, \"Return to running after partial meniscectomy\" is typically reached around week 7. Reported range: 6-8 weeks, criteria-based. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 7, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7146095/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:milestone:return-to-sport-after-partial-meniscectomy", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to sport after partial meniscectomy\" typical after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": "Return to sport after partial meniscectomy", "answer": "After Knee arthroscopy / meniscus, \"Return to sport after partial meniscectomy\" is typically reached around week 9. Reported range: Roughly 7-16 weeks, criteria-based. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 9, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/mgh/pdf/orthopaedics/sports-medicine/physical-therapy/rehabilitation-protocol-for-meniscectomy.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:phase:week-0-2", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": "After partial meniscectomy, weight goes on fast", "answer": "Rehab standards put full weight bearing at a mean of 0.6 weeks after partial meniscectomy — immediately to about a week. A repair is a different timeline (see week 4).", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 2, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7146095/", "sourceNote": "Review of meniscus rehabilitation standards", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:phase:week-3-5", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": "Repairs reach full weight bearing around week 4", "answer": "If the meniscus was repaired rather than trimmed, full weight bearing is recommended at a mean of 3.9 weeks — tear pattern dependent. Slower than meniscectomy by design: the repair needs protecting.", "weekStart": 3, "weekEnd": 5, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7146095/", "sourceNote": "Review of meniscus rehabilitation standards", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:phase:week-6-9", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": "Sport-specific training resumes", "answer": "After partial meniscectomy, specific training restarts at a mean of 7.3 weeks. Full sport return is gated on criteria; protocols phase through roughly week 12.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": 9, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7146095/", "sourceNote": "Review of meniscus rehabilitation standards", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:setback:absent", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "gap", "topic": "setback", "question": "Is it normal for pain to get worse after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on pain that rises before it falls after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-05 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:odds:absent", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "gap", "topic": "odds", "question": "How likely is this milestone by now after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on the odds of hitting a milestone by a given week after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-05 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:trajectory:absent", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "gap", "topic": "trajectory", "question": "Why is my recovery slower than expected after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on different recovery tracks after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-05 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:location:absent", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "gap", "topic": "location", "question": "Where is it normal to feel pain after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on where the pain is felt after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-05 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:pattern:absent", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "gap", "topic": "pattern", "question": "What does the pain feel like after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on what the pain feels like after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-05 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus:rtw:absent", "procedure": "knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "procedureName": "Knee arthroscopy / meniscus", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "gap", "topic": "rtw", "question": "When do people go back to work after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on returning to work after Knee arthroscopy / meniscus. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-05 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/knee-arthroscopy-meniscus", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:pain:week-0", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 0 after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 0 after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, typical reported pain is 4.4 out of 10, within a reported band of 2.6 to 6.4. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 0, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 2.6, "typical": 4.4, "high": 6.4, "scale": "VAS 0-10; POD0-POD1 block rebound" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9310229/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:pain:week-6", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 6 after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 6 after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, typical reported pain is 4 out of 10, within a reported band of 2.3 to 5.8. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 2.3, "typical": 4, "high": 5.8, "scale": "VAS 0-10; mean 4.04 +/- 1.78" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4233217/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:pain:week-12", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 12 after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 12 after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, typical reported pain is 3 out of 10, within a reported band of 1.2 to 4.8. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": 12, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 1.2, "typical": 3, "high": 4.8, "scale": "VAS 0-10; 3-month anchor" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4233217/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:pain:week-52", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 52 after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 52 after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, typical reported pain is 0.9 out of 10, within a reported band of 0 to 1.4. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 52, "weekEnd": 52, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0, "typical": 0.9, "high": 1.4, "scale": "VAS 0-10; 12-month anchor" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4233217/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:milestone:passive-rom-begins", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Passive ROM begins\" typical after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": "Passive ROM begins", "answer": "After Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, \"Passive ROM begins\" is typically reached around week 1. Reported range: Within 7 days to about 3 weeks, protocol-dependent. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 1, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/mgh/pdf/orthopaedics/sports-medicine/physical-therapy/rehabilitation-protocol-for-rotator-cuff-repair.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:milestone:deskwork-sedentary-work", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Deskwork / sedentary work\" typical after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": "Deskwork / sedentary work", "answer": "After Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, \"Deskwork / sedentary work\" is typically reached around week 2. Reported range: When comfortable in the sling (protocol gives no fixed week; commonly ~1-2 weeks). This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 2, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/sites/orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/files/2024-08/MOON%20Post-Operative%20Rotator%20Cuff%20Repair%20Immediate%20Therapy%20Protocol.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:milestone:sling-discontinued", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Sling discontinued\" typical after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": "Sling discontinued", "answer": "After Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, \"Sling discontinued\" is typically reached around week 6. Reported range: About 6 weeks; some protocols extend to 7-8 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/sites/orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/files/2024-08/MOON%20Post-Operative%20Rotator%20Cuff%20Repair%20Immediate%20Therapy%20Protocol.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:milestone:return-to-driving", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to driving\" typical after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": "Return to driving", "answer": "After Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, \"Return to driving\" is typically reached around week 6. Reported range: Often around sling discontinuation; observed timing varies. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12002080/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:milestone:overhead-reaching", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Overhead reaching\" typical after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": "Overhead reaching", "answer": "After Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, \"Overhead reaching\" is typically reached around week 12. Reported range: Around 12 weeks by protocol gate. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/sites/orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/files/2024-08/MOON%20Post-Operative%20Rotator%20Cuff%20Repair%20Immediate%20Therapy%20Protocol.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:phase:week-0-1", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": "Passive motion starts within the week", "answer": "The MOON protocol begins passive range of motion within 7 days of surgery — a therapist (or your other arm) moves the shoulder, the repaired muscles stay off duty.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 1, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/sites/orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/files/2024-08/MOON%20Post-Operative%20Rotator%20Cuff%20Repair%20Immediate%20Therapy%20Protocol.pdf", "sourceNote": "MOON Shoulder Group post-op protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:phase:week-1-5", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": "Sling life, with deskwork allowed", "answer": "The sling stays on for six weeks, but the MOON protocol allows deskwork as soon as you're comfortable in it. Passive motion continues; the repaired tendon itself stays off duty.", "weekStart": 1, "weekEnd": 5, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/sites/orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/files/2024-08/MOON%20Post-Operative%20Rotator%20Cuff%20Repair%20Immediate%20Therapy%20Protocol.pdf", "sourceNote": "MOON Shoulder Group post-op protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:phase:week-5-7", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": "Sling season ends", "answer": "The sling is typically worn for six weeks, then discontinued. Some protocols extend it to 7-8 weeks — both versions are normal.", "weekStart": 5, "weekEnd": 7, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/sites/orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/files/2024-08/MOON%20Post-Operative%20Rotator%20Cuff%20Repair%20Immediate%20Therapy%20Protocol.pdf", "sourceNote": "MOON Shoulder Group post-op protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:phase:week-11-13", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": "Overhead reach unlocks", "answer": "Using the arm to reach overhead is gated at 12 weeks in the MOON protocol — a protection rule for the healing tendon, not a measure of progress.", "weekStart": 11, "weekEnd": 13, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/sites/orthopedics.medicine.uiowa.edu/files/2024-08/MOON%20Post-Operative%20Rotator%20Cuff%20Repair%20Immediate%20Therapy%20Protocol.pdf", "sourceNote": "MOON Shoulder Group post-op protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:trajectory:absent", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "gap", "topic": "trajectory", "question": "Why is my recovery slower than expected after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on different recovery tracks after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-05 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:location:absent", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "gap", "topic": "location", "question": "Where is it normal to feel pain after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on where the pain is felt after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-05 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:pattern:absent", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "gap", "topic": "pattern", "question": "What does the pain feel like after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on what the pain feels like after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-05 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "rotator-cuff-repair:rtw:absent", "procedure": "rotator-cuff-repair", "procedureName": "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "gap", "topic": "rtw", "question": "When do people go back to work after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on returning to work after Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-05 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/rotator-cuff-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:pain:week-0", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 0 after Total knee replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 0 after Total knee replacement, typical reported pain is 6 out of 10, within a reported band of 4 to 8. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 0, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 4, "typical": 6, "high": 8, "scale": "VAS/NRS 0-10; POD0" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10399043/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:pain:week-1", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 1 after Total knee replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 1 after Total knee replacement, typical reported pain is 4.7 out of 10, within a reported band of 3.5 to 6.5. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 1, "weekEnd": 1, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 3.5, "typical": 4.7, "high": 6.5, "scale": "NRS 0-10; typical = day 8-9 mean ~4.7; band estimated (daily SDs not reported)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9741301/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:pain:week-2", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 2 after Total knee replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 2 after Total knee replacement, typical reported pain is 5.4 out of 10, within a reported band of 3 to 7. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 2, "weekEnd": 2, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 3, "typical": 5.4, "high": 7, "scale": "VAS 0-10; among people still reporting pain" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10399043/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:pain:week-26", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 26 after Total knee replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 26 after Total knee replacement, typical reported pain is 1 out of 10, within a reported band of 0 to 3.8. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 26, "weekEnd": 26, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0, "typical": 1, "high": 3.8, "scale": "VAS 0-10 at 6 months; ~86% report little/no pain (median ~0-1); among the ~14% still symptomatic the mean is 3.8 +/- 2.7, which drives the high band" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10399043/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:milestone:hospital-discharge", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Hospital discharge\" typical after Total knee replacement?", "title": "Hospital discharge", "answer": "After Total knee replacement, \"Hospital discharge\" is typically reached around week 0.3. Reported range: Usually 1-3 days. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 0.3, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/knee-replacement/recovery/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:milestone:off-crutches-or-cane-walking-unaided", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Off crutches or cane / walking unaided\" typical after Total knee replacement?", "title": "Off crutches or cane / walking unaided", "answer": "After Total knee replacement, \"Off crutches or cane / walking unaided\" is typically reached around week 6. Reported range: Around 6 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/knee-replacement/recovery/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:milestone:driving-resumed", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Driving resumed\" typical after Total knee replacement?", "title": "Driving resumed", "answer": "After Total knee replacement, \"Driving resumed\" is typically reached around week 6. Reported range: About 6 weeks for total knee. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/knee-replacement/recovery/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:milestone:strength-gate-80-of-non-operative-limb", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Strength gate >=80% of non-operative limb\" typical after Total knee replacement?", "title": "Strength gate >=80% of non-operative limb", "answer": "After Total knee replacement, \"Strength gate >=80% of non-operative limb\" is typically reached around week 10. Reported range: 8-12 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 10, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/mgh/pdf/orthopaedics/sports-medicine/physical-therapy/rehabilitation-protocol-for-total-knee-arthroplasty.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:milestone:return-to-work", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to work\" typical after Total knee replacement?", "title": "Return to work", "answer": "After Total knee replacement, \"Return to work\" is typically reached around week 11. Reported range: 6-12 weeks sedentary; 3-6 months for physical labor. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 11, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37499045/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:phase:week-0-1", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total knee replacement?", "title": "Home within days", "answer": "Most people leave hospital 1 to 3 days after the operation, walking with a frame or crutches from day one.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 1, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/knee-replacement/recovery/", "sourceNote": "NHS knee replacement recovery guidance", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:phase:week-5-7", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total knee replacement?", "title": "Walking unaided, driving again", "answer": "Around week 6, most guidance supports trying to walk without an aid — and waiting at least 6 weeks before driving after a total knee replacement.", "weekStart": 5, "weekEnd": 7, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/knee-replacement/recovery/", "sourceNote": "NHS knee replacement recovery guidance", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:phase:week-8-12", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total knee replacement?", "title": "The strength gate", "answer": "Advanced rehab (weeks 8-12) targets near-normal strength — at least 80% of the non-operated leg — before higher-demand activity. It's a measured gate, not a feeling.", "weekStart": 8, "weekEnd": 12, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/mgh/pdf/orthopaedics/sports-medicine/physical-therapy/rehabilitation-protocol-for-total-knee-arthroplasty.pdf", "sourceNote": "Mass General Brigham TKA protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:phase:week-2-4", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total knee replacement?", "title": "Stitches out, swelling still settling", "answer": "Clips or stitches usually come out around ten days after a knee replacement, and NHS guidance notes that swelling and bruising can last for several weeks while bend and straightening slowly improve. Weeks two to four are a working-through phase, not a finished one.", "weekStart": 2, "weekEnd": 4, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/knee-replacement/recovery/", "sourceNote": "NHS knee replacement recovery guidance", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-knee-replacement:phase:week-13-on", "procedure": "total-knee-replacement", "procedureName": "Total knee replacement", "bodyRegion": "knee", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total knee replacement?", "title": "The long settle through the first year", "answer": "By six months, the most-cited mapping cohort found 86 percent of knee-replacement patients were largely pain-free, and improvements in bend, swelling and confidence keep accruing through the first year and beyond. The steep early work is behind most people by three months, but the knee is still settling for many months after that.", "weekStart": 13, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10399043/", "sourceNote": "Prospective cohort, n=112, pain mapped to six months", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-knee-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-05" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:pain:week-0", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 0 after Total hip replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 0 after Total hip replacement, typical reported pain is 3 out of 10, within a reported band of 1 to 5. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 0, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 1, "typical": 3, "high": 5, "scale": "0-10 NRS POD1; rest ~1 / on-motion ~5 (PMC9522754); median ~3 from fast-track diary cohort (PMC5385107)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9522754/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:pain:week-6", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 6 after Total hip replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 6 after Total hip replacement, typical reported pain is 0 out of 10, within a reported band of 0 to 3. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0, "typical": 0, "high": 3, "scale": "0-10 NRS; diary cohort week-6 median 0 (range 0-8)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5385107/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:milestone:stand-and-walk-with-an-aid", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Stand and walk with an aid\" typical after Total hip replacement?", "title": "Stand and walk with an aid", "answer": "After Total hip replacement, \"Stand and walk with an aid\" is typically reached around week 0. Reported range: Day 0 to day 1 (ERAS: mobilize as soon as possible). This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7006728/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:milestone:hospital-discharge", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Hospital discharge\" typical after Total hip replacement?", "title": "Hospital discharge", "answer": "After Total hip replacement, \"Hospital discharge\" is typically reached around week 0.3. Reported range: 1-3 days; some centers same-day. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 0.3, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7006728/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:milestone:return-to-driving", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to driving\" typical after Total hip replacement?", "title": "Return to driving", "answer": "After Total hip replacement, \"Return to driving\" is typically reached around week 4. Reported range: Left hip ~3-4 weeks, right hip ~4-6 weeks; off narcotics. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 4, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.uhhospitals.org/-/media/files/services/rehabilitation/total-hip-arthroplasty-rehabilitation-post-operative-guidelines.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:milestone:off-assistive-devices-walking-unaided", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Off assistive devices / walking unaided\" typical after Total hip replacement?", "title": "Off assistive devices / walking unaided", "answer": "After Total hip replacement, \"Off assistive devices / walking unaided\" is typically reached around week 6. Reported range: About 3-6 weeks, once gait is normal. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5385107/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:milestone:return-to-work", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to work\" typical after Total hip replacement?", "title": "Return to work", "answer": "After Total hip replacement, \"Return to work\" is typically reached around week 10. Reported range: Desk ~4 weeks; manual labor 3-6 months (wide, job-dependent). This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 10, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9926652/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:milestone:return-to-sport-recreation", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to sport / recreation\" typical after Total hip replacement?", "title": "Return to sport / recreation", "answer": "After Total hip replacement, \"Return to sport / recreation\" is typically reached around week 22. Reported range: About 16-28 weeks, per clearance. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 22, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29691754/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:phase:week-0-2", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total hip replacement?", "title": "Up and walking on day one", "answer": "Modern (ERAS) care has you standing and walking with an aid on day 0-1, and home in 1-3 days — some centers discharge the same day.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 2, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7006728/", "sourceNote": "ERAS Society consensus statement", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:phase:week-3-6", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total hip replacement?", "title": "Driving comes back side-dependent", "answer": "Typical clearance is about 3 weeks for a left hip and 4-6 for a right — gated on being off narcotics and passing a braking test, not the calendar alone.", "weekStart": 3, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.uhhospitals.org/-/media/files/services/rehabilitation/total-hip-arthroplasty-rehabilitation-post-operative-guidelines.pdf", "sourceNote": "University Hospitals THA guidelines", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:phase:week-4-7", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total hip replacement?", "title": "The walking aid retires", "answer": "In a six-week diary study, two-thirds of people (60 of 89) were walking without any aid by week 6. Around 3-6 weeks, once gait is normal, is the usual window.", "weekStart": 4, "weekEnd": 7, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5385107/", "sourceNote": "Fast-track diary cohort, n=94", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:phase:week-16-28", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total hip replacement?", "title": "Sport and recreation window", "answer": "Across studies, time to return to sport varied from 16 to 28 weeks — month 4 to 7, per clearance.", "weekStart": 16, "weekEnd": 28, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29691754/", "sourceNote": "Systematic review & meta-analysis", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:phase:week-8-15", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total hip replacement?", "title": "Around three months, the curve flattens", "answer": "In the PROMIS cohort of 1,249 hip-replacement patients, pain scores settled to a low, stable level by about three months and changed little after that. The steep early drop is mostly done by now, so progress feeling slower around months two and three is the shape of the curve, not a stall.", "weekStart": 8, "weekEnd": 15, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10914419/", "sourceNote": "PROMIS trajectory cohort, n=1,249", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "total-hip-replacement:phase:week-29-on", "procedure": "total-hip-replacement", "procedureName": "Total hip replacement", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total hip replacement?", "title": "The result tends to hold for the long run", "answer": "In a cohort followed an average of 16 years after hip replacement, 240 of 250 people (96 percent) were satisfied with the outcome and 242 (96.8 percent) said they would have the operation again. Years out, the new hip mostly fades into the background of daily life.", "weekStart": 29, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3204273/", "sourceNote": "Long-term follow-up cohort, n=250, mean 16.1 years", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:pain:week-0", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 0 after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 0 after Lumbar microdiscectomy, typical reported pain is 6.7 out of 10, within a reported band of 6 to 7.5. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 0, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 6, "typical": 6.7, "high": 7.5, "scale": "converted to 0-10 from Leg (radicular) pain; VAS 0-100 normalized to 0-10 (Peul baseline ~67)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2427077/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:pain:week-8", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 8 after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 8 after Lumbar microdiscectomy, typical reported pain is 1 out of 10, within a reported band of 0.5 to 2.3. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 8, "weekEnd": 8, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0.5, "typical": 1, "high": 2.3, "scale": "converted to 0-10 from Leg pain; VAS/100 -> 0-10 (Peul week 8, 10.2/100)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2427077/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:pain:week-26", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 26 after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 26 after Lumbar microdiscectomy, typical reported pain is 0.8 out of 10, within a reported band of 0.6 to 1.8. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 26, "weekEnd": 26, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0.6, "typical": 0.8, "high": 1.8, "scale": "converted to 0-10 from Leg pain; VAS/100 -> 0-10 (Peul week 26, 8.4/100)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2427077/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:pain:week-52", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 52 after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 52 after Lumbar microdiscectomy, typical reported pain is 1.1 out of 10, within a reported band of 0.2 to 6.4. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 52, "weekEnd": 52, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0.2, "typical": 1.1, "high": 6.4, "scale": "converted to 0-10 from Leg pain; VAS/100 -> 0-10 (Peul 11/100; wide high band reflects the ~25% poor-responder tail, CSORN NRS ~6.4)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2427077/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:milestone:return-to-driving", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to driving\" typical after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": "Return to driving", "answer": "After Lumbar microdiscectomy, \"Return to driving\" is typically reached around week 1.5. Reported range: 1-2 weeks; off narcotics, can tolerate sitting. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 1.5, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.axisspinecenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LUMBAR-MICRODISCECTOMY-PHYSICAL-THERAPY-POST-OP-PROTOCOL.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:milestone:walking-program-build-to-20-30-min", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Walking program (build to 20-30 min)\" typical after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": "Walking program (build to 20-30 min)", "answer": "After Lumbar microdiscectomy, \"Walking program (build to 20-30 min)\" is typically reached around week 2. Reported range: 0-6 weeks, progressive. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 2, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.axisspinecenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LUMBAR-MICRODISCECTOMY-PHYSICAL-THERAPY-POST-OP-PROTOCOL.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:milestone:return-to-work-any-role-pooled", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to work (any role, pooled)\" typical after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": "Return to work (any role, pooled)", "answer": "After Lumbar microdiscectomy, \"Return to work (any role, pooled)\" is typically reached around week 5. Reported range: About 3.9-5.7 weeks; job-dependent. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 5, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39831367/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:milestone:lifting-restrictions-lifted", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Lifting restrictions lifted\" typical after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": "Lifting restrictions lifted", "answer": "After Lumbar microdiscectomy, \"Lifting restrictions lifted\" is typically reached around week 6. Reported range: 6-8 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.axisspinecenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LUMBAR-MICRODISCECTOMY-PHYSICAL-THERAPY-POST-OP-PROTOCOL.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:milestone:return-to-running-sport", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to running / sport\" typical after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": "Return to running / sport", "answer": "After Lumbar microdiscectomy, \"Return to running / sport\" is typically reached around week 10. Reported range: 8-12 weeks, criteria-based. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 10, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.axisspinecenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LUMBAR-MICRODISCECTOMY-PHYSICAL-THERAPY-POST-OP-PROTOCOL.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:milestone:full-return-to-original-role-work", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Full return to original-role work\" typical after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": "Full return to original-role work", "answer": "After Lumbar microdiscectomy, \"Full return to original-role work\" is typically reached around week 16. Reported range: Median 14-16 weeks; 85% by 26 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 16, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12594137/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:phase:week-0-2", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": "Walking is the program", "answer": "Early rehab is a walking program — starting around 10 minutes and building toward 20-30. Driving returns at 1-2 weeks, once off narcotics and able to sit 15+ minutes.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 2, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.axisspinecenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LUMBAR-MICRODISCECTOMY-PHYSICAL-THERAPY-POST-OP-PROTOCOL.pdf", "sourceNote": "Spine-center PT protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:phase:week-5-8", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": "Lifting restrictions lift", "answer": "Restrictions phase out at weeks 6-8 — lifting progresses from ~15 lb until released to full activity without restrictions.", "weekStart": 5, "weekEnd": 8, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.axisspinecenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LUMBAR-MICRODISCECTOMY-PHYSICAL-THERAPY-POST-OP-PROTOCOL.pdf", "sourceNote": "Spine-center PT protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:phase:week-8-12", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": "Running and sport, weeks 8-12", "answer": "Running, plyometrics, and return to sport are protocolled at 8 to 12 weeks, criteria-based.", "weekStart": 8, "weekEnd": 12, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.axisspinecenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/LUMBAR-MICRODISCECTOMY-PHYSICAL-THERAPY-POST-OP-PROTOCOL.pdf", "sourceNote": "Spine-center PT protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:prevalence:absent", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "gap", "topic": "prevalence", "question": "How many people still have this after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on how many people still have symptoms after Lumbar microdiscectomy. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:setback:absent", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "gap", "topic": "setback", "question": "Is it normal for pain to get worse after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on pain that rises before it falls after Lumbar microdiscectomy. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:odds:absent", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "gap", "topic": "odds", "question": "How likely is this milestone by now after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on the odds of hitting a milestone by a given week after Lumbar microdiscectomy. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "lumbar-microdiscectomy:pattern:absent", "procedure": "lumbar-microdiscectomy", "procedureName": "Lumbar microdiscectomy", "bodyRegion": "lower_back", "kind": "gap", "topic": "pattern", "question": "What does the pain feel like after Lumbar microdiscectomy?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on what the pain feels like after Lumbar microdiscectomy. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lumbar-microdiscectomy", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:pain:week-0", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 0 after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 0 after Total shoulder replacement, typical reported pain is 6 out of 10, within a reported band of 4 to 7.6. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 0, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 4, "typical": 6, "high": 7.6, "scale": "converted to 0-10 from VAS 0-100 -> 0-10; pre-op baseline median 60 (IQR 40-76), n=755 (77% reverse, 23% anatomic)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10871746/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:pain:week-2", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 2 after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 2 after Total shoulder replacement, typical reported pain is 2 out of 10, within a reported band of 1 to 4.1. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 2, "weekEnd": 2, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 1, "typical": 2, "high": 4.1, "scale": "converted to 0-10 from VAS 0-100 -> 0-10; 2-week median 20 (IQR 10-41), n=755" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10871746/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:pain:week-6", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 6 after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 6 after Total shoulder replacement, typical reported pain is 1.1 out of 10, within a reported band of 0 to 3. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0, "typical": 1.1, "high": 3, "scale": "converted to 0-10 from VAS 0-100 -> 0-10; 6-week median 11 (IQR 0-30), n=755" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10871746/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:pain:week-13", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 13 after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 13 after Total shoulder replacement, typical reported pain is 1 out of 10, within a reported band of 0 to 2.6. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 13, "weekEnd": 13, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0, "typical": 1, "high": 2.6, "scale": "converted to 0-10 from VAS 0-100 -> 0-10; 3-month median 10 (IQR 0-22); corroborated by cohort 1.8 anatomic / 2.6 reverse" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10871746/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:pain:week-52", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 52 after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 52 after Total shoulder replacement, typical reported pain is 0 out of 10, within a reported band of 0 to 1.2. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 52, "weekEnd": 52, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0, "typical": 0, "high": 1.2, "scale": "converted to 0-10 from VAS 0-100 -> 0-10; 1-year median 0 (IQR 0-10); cohort 12mo 1.2 anatomic / 1.5 reverse for high end" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10871746/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:milestone:sling-worn-continuously-elbow-wrist-hand-movement-allowed", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Sling worn continuously (elbow/wrist/hand movement allowed)\" typical after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": "Sling worn continuously (elbow/wrist/hand movement allowed)", "answer": "After Total shoulder replacement, \"Sling worn continuously (elbow/wrist/hand movement allowed)\" is typically reached around week 0. Reported range: First 4-6 weeks; up to 6+ weeks for reverse TSA or with a tendon transfer / subscapularis repair. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.brighamandwomens.org/assets/bwh/patients-and-families/rehabilitation-services/pdfs/shoulder-reverse-total-shoulder-arthroplasty-protocol.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:milestone:active-assisted-range-of-motion-sling-weaning-starts", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Active-assisted range of motion / sling weaning starts\" typical after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": "Active-assisted range of motion / sling weaning starts", "answer": "After Total shoulder replacement, \"Active-assisted range of motion / sling weaning starts\" is typically reached around week 5. Reported range: About 4-6 weeks; sling weaned during the day over ~2 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 5, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/mgh/pdf/orthopaedics/sports-medicine/physical-therapy/rehabilitation-protocol-for-total-shoulder-arthroplasty-and-hemi.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:milestone:sling-discontinued-sleep-without-sling", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Sling discontinued / sleep without sling\" typical after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": "Sling discontinued / sleep without sling", "answer": "After Total shoulder replacement, \"Sling discontinued / sleep without sling\" is typically reached around week 6. Reported range: About 6 weeks; reverse TSA may extend with poor tissue quality or tendon transfer. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.summitortho.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/6573_SURGICAL-Reverse-Total-Shoulder-Replacement-Protocol_6.22_MB.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:milestone:return-to-light-activity-household-light-work", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to light activity / household & light work\" typical after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": "Return to light activity / household & light work", "answer": "After Total shoulder replacement, \"Return to light activity / household & light work\" is typically reached around week 9. Reported range: About 9-12 weeks; no lifting heavier than ~10 lb until strengthening; manual labor much later. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 9, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/mgh/pdf/orthopaedics/sports-medicine/physical-therapy/rehabilitation-protocol-for-total-shoulder-arthroplasty-and-hemi.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:milestone:strengthening-overhead-reach-phase-begins", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Strengthening / overhead reach phase begins\" typical after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": "Strengthening / overhead reach phase begins", "answer": "After Total shoulder replacement, \"Strengthening / overhead reach phase begins\" is typically reached around week 12. Reported range: Around 12 weeks; full ROM and strengthening expected by week 12. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.brighamandwomens.org/assets/bwh/patients-and-families/rehabilitation-services/pdfs/shoulder-reverse-total-shoulder-arthroplasty-protocol.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:milestone:return-to-recreational-activity-sport-physician-cleared", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to recreational activity / sport (physician-cleared)\" typical after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": "Return to recreational activity / sport (physician-cleared)", "answer": "After Total shoulder replacement, \"Return to recreational activity / sport (physician-cleared)\" is typically reached around week 26. Reported range: About 4-6+ months, individualized; full recovery generally 9-12 months. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 26, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.summitortho.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/6573_SURGICAL-Reverse-Total-Shoulder-Replacement-Protocol_6.22_MB.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:phase:week-0-4", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": "Sling weeks — hand and elbow stay free", "answer": "The sling is worn continuously for the first 4-6 weeks (generally 4 with an isolated reverse replacement, up to 6 with a tendon transfer or subscapularis repair). Elbow, wrist, and hand keep moving.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 4, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.brighamandwomens.org/assets/bwh/patients-and-families/rehabilitation-services/pdfs/shoulder-reverse-total-shoulder-arthroplasty-protocol.pdf", "sourceNote": "Brigham & Women's reverse TSA protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:phase:week-4-6", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": "Assisted motion starts; sling weans", "answer": "Around weeks 4-6, active-assisted range of motion begins and the sling weans gradually during the day over about two weeks.", "weekStart": 4, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/mgh/pdf/orthopaedics/sports-medicine/physical-therapy/rehabilitation-protocol-for-total-shoulder-arthroplasty-and-hemi.pdf", "sourceNote": "MGH total shoulder arthroplasty protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:phase:week-9-12", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": "Light activity, with a 10-pound rule", "answer": "Weeks 9-12 open up light daily activity — with no lifting heavier than about 10 lb until the strengthening phase begins around week 12.", "weekStart": 9, "weekEnd": 12, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/mgh/pdf/orthopaedics/sports-medicine/physical-therapy/rehabilitation-protocol-for-total-shoulder-arthroplasty-and-hemi.pdf", "sourceNote": "MGH total shoulder arthroplasty protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:phase:week-18-30", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": "Recreation returns on clearance", "answer": "Golf putting and chipping from about 3 months, driving the ball at 4+, other sports when cleared — therapy itself typically runs 4-5 months.", "weekStart": 18, "weekEnd": 30, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.summitortho.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/6573_SURGICAL-Reverse-Total-Shoulder-Replacement-Protocol_6.22_MB.pdf", "sourceNote": "Summit Orthopedics reverse TSR protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:setback:absent", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "gap", "topic": "setback", "question": "Is it normal for pain to get worse after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on pain that rises before it falls after Total shoulder replacement. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:trajectory:absent", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "gap", "topic": "trajectory", "question": "Why is my recovery slower than expected after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on different recovery tracks after Total shoulder replacement. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:location:absent", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "gap", "topic": "location", "question": "Where is it normal to feel pain after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on where the pain is felt after Total shoulder replacement. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-arthroplasty:pattern:absent", "procedure": "shoulder-arthroplasty", "procedureName": "Total shoulder replacement", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "gap", "topic": "pattern", "question": "What does the pain feel like after Total shoulder replacement?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on what the pain feels like after Total shoulder replacement. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-arthroplasty", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:pain:week-1", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 1 after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 1 after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, typical reported pain is 2.7 out of 10, within a reported band of 1 to 4.5. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 1, "weekEnd": 1, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 1, "typical": 2.7, "high": 4.5, "scale": "VAS 0-10; 1 week post-op, arthroscopic Bankart RCT" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7879172/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:milestone:return-to-light-sedentary-desk-work", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to light / sedentary (desk) work\" typical after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": "Return to light / sedentary (desk) work", "answer": "After Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, \"Return to light / sedentary (desk) work\" is typically reached around week 2.5. Reported range: Office workers around 2.5 weeks (range 1-17); often once off narcotic pain medication. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 2.5, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10532194/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:milestone:sling-discontinued", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Sling discontinued\" typical after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": "Sling discontinued", "answer": "After Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, \"Sling discontinued\" is typically reached around week 4.8. Reported range: Mean 4.8 weeks across 30 protocols; many use 6 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 4.8, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:milestone:external-rotation-restriction-phase-ends-full-passive-er", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"External-rotation restriction phase ends (full passive ER)\" typical after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": "External-rotation restriction phase ends (full passive ER)", "answer": "After Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, \"External-rotation restriction phase ends (full passive ER)\" is typically reached around week 9.1. Reported range: Guarded ER from ~3.6 weeks; full passive ER by ~9 weeks; no forced ER for ~3 months. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 9.1, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:milestone:return-to-physical-heavy-labor-work", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to physical / heavy-labor work\" typical after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": "Return to physical / heavy-labor work", "answer": "After Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, \"Return to physical / heavy-labor work\" is typically reached around week 12. Reported range: Median 12 weeks for physical jobs (range 4-20); overall RTW median 7 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10532194/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:milestone:full-active-range-of-motion-overhead-reaching-restored", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Full active range of motion / overhead reaching restored\" typical after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": "Full active range of motion / overhead reaching restored", "answer": "After Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, \"Full active range of motion / overhead reaching restored\" is typically reached around week 12.2. Reported range: Full active ROM by ~12 weeks; full passive ROM ~9 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 12.2, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:milestone:return-to-contact-overhead-sport", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to contact / overhead sport\" typical after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": "Return to contact / overhead sport", "answer": "After Shoulder labral / Bankart repair, \"Return to contact / overhead sport\" is typically reached around week 32. Reported range: Return to sport mean ~32 weeks (~7.5 months); return to competitive play ~39 weeks; criteria-based, contact later. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 32, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:phase:week-0-4", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": "Sling first, rotation guarded", "answer": "Across 30 academic rehab protocols, the sling comes off at a mean of 4.8 weeks, and external rotation stays guarded early (starting gently from ~3.6 weeks) to protect the repair.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 4, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/", "sourceNote": "Review of 30 Bankart rehab protocols", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:phase:week-8-10", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": "Full passive rotation returns", "answer": "Full passive external rotation is restored around week 9 across protocols — with no forced rotation for roughly the first 3 months.", "weekStart": 8, "weekEnd": 10, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/", "sourceNote": "Review of 30 Bankart rehab protocols", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:phase:week-11-13", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": "Full active motion, around week 12", "answer": "Protocols restore full active range of motion at a mean of 12.2 weeks — overhead reach included.", "weekStart": 11, "weekEnd": 13, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5958453/", "sourceNote": "Review of 30 Bankart rehab protocols", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:prevalence:absent", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "gap", "topic": "prevalence", "question": "How many people still have this after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on how many people still have symptoms after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:setback:absent", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "gap", "topic": "setback", "question": "Is it normal for pain to get worse after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on pain that rises before it falls after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:trajectory:absent", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "gap", "topic": "trajectory", "question": "Why is my recovery slower than expected after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on different recovery tracks after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "shoulder-labral-repair:location:absent", "procedure": "shoulder-labral-repair", "procedureName": "Shoulder labral / Bankart repair", "bodyRegion": "shoulder", "kind": "gap", "topic": "location", "question": "Where is it normal to feel pain after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on where the pain is felt after Shoulder labral / Bankart repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/shoulder-labral-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:pain:week-0", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 0 after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 0 after Ankle ligament repair (Broström), typical reported pain is 6.5 out of 10, within a reported band of 5.9 to 7.8. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 0, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 5.9, "typical": 6.5, "high": 7.8, "scale": "VAS 0-10; pre-op baseline pooled across Broström cohorts" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10799830/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:pain:week-12", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 12 after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 12 after Ankle ligament repair (Broström), typical reported pain is 1.4 out of 10, within a reported band of 1 to 3.1. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": 12, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 1, "typical": 1.4, "high": 3.1, "scale": "VAS 0-10; 3-month: arthroscopic 1.23 / open 1.45 (n=51); high reflects SD" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10799830/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:milestone:immobilization-non-weight-bearing-in-splint", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Immobilization / non-weight-bearing in splint\" typical after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": "Immobilization / non-weight-bearing in splint", "answer": "After Ankle ligament repair (Broström), \"Immobilization / non-weight-bearing in splint\" is typically reached around week 1. Reported range: 0-2 weeks; splint in slight dorsiflexion/eversion, NWB with crutches. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 1, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/MGH/pdf/orthopaedics/sports-medicine/physical-therapy/rehabilitation-protocol-for-brostrom-repair.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:milestone:protected-weight-bearing-in-walking-boot", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Protected weight-bearing in walking boot\" typical after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": "Protected weight-bearing in walking boot", "answer": "After Ankle ligament repair (Broström), \"Protected weight-bearing in walking boot\" is typically reached around week 4. Reported range: About 2-6 weeks, weight-bearing as tolerated in a CAM boot (accelerated protocols sooner). This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 4, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/MGH/pdf/orthopaedics/sports-medicine/physical-therapy/rehabilitation-protocol-for-brostrom-repair.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:milestone:out-of-boot-into-shoe-with-brace-return-to-normal-walking", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Out of boot into shoe with brace / return to normal walking\" typical after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": "Out of boot into shoe with brace / return to normal walking", "answer": "After Ankle ligament repair (Broström), \"Out of boot into shoe with brace / return to normal walking\" is typically reached around week 7. Reported range: About 6-8 weeks; mean time to normal activity ~8 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 7, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8298351/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:milestone:return-to-running", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to running\" typical after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": "Return to running", "answer": "After Ankle ligament repair (Broström), \"Return to running\" is typically reached around week 12. Reported range: About 10-12 weeks, criteria-based (gait normalized, strength/hop symmetry). This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10356182/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:milestone:return-to-sport", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to sport\" typical after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": "Return to sport", "answer": "After Ankle ligament repair (Broström), \"Return to sport\" is typically reached around week 20. Reported range: Sport training ~3-4 months; unrestricted ~5-6 months (accelerated protocols as early as 8 weeks). This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 20, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/MGH/pdf/orthopaedics/sports-medicine/physical-therapy/rehabilitation-protocol-for-brostrom-repair.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:phase:week-0-2", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": "Splinted and off the foot", "answer": "Weeks 0-2 are non-weight-bearing in a splint with crutches — the ligament repair is at its most protected stage.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 2, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/MGH/pdf/orthopaedics/sports-medicine/physical-therapy/rehabilitation-protocol-for-brostrom-repair.pdf", "sourceNote": "Mass General Brigham Broström protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:phase:week-2-6", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": "Into the boot, weight as tolerated", "answer": "Around week 2 the splint gives way to a walking boot with weight bearing as tolerated, building through week 6.", "weekStart": 2, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.massgeneral.org/assets/MGH/pdf/orthopaedics/sports-medicine/physical-therapy/rehabilitation-protocol-for-brostrom-repair.pdf", "sourceNote": "Mass General Brigham Broström protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:phase:week-6-9", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": "Out of the boot, back to normal life", "answer": "The boot retires into a shoe with a brace around weeks 6-8; in a 2-year outcome cohort, mean time back to normal activity was about 8.2 weeks.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": 9, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8298351/", "sourceNote": "Arthroscopic Broström-Gould cohort, n=84", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:phase:week-10-13", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": "Running clears around week 12", "answer": "Return to running is typically cleared at about 12 weeks, with sport training from month 3-4 and unrestricted sport around months 5-6.", "weekStart": 10, "weekEnd": 13, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10356182/", "sourceNote": "Broström-Gould outcome study, n=42", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:setback:absent", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "gap", "topic": "setback", "question": "Is it normal for pain to get worse after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on pain that rises before it falls after Ankle ligament repair (Broström). This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:trajectory:absent", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "gap", "topic": "trajectory", "question": "Why is my recovery slower than expected after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on different recovery tracks after Ankle ligament repair (Broström). This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:location:absent", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "gap", "topic": "location", "question": "Where is it normal to feel pain after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on where the pain is felt after Ankle ligament repair (Broström). This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:pattern:absent", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "gap", "topic": "pattern", "question": "What does the pain feel like after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on what the pain feels like after Ankle ligament repair (Broström). This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "ankle-lateral-ligament:rtw:absent", "procedure": "ankle-lateral-ligament", "procedureName": "Ankle ligament repair (Broström)", "bodyRegion": "ankle", "kind": "gap", "topic": "rtw", "question": "When do people go back to work after Ankle ligament repair (Broström)?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on returning to work after Ankle ligament repair (Broström). This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/ankle-lateral-ligament", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:pain:week-0", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 0 after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 0 after Achilles tendon repair, typical reported pain is 4.1 out of 10, within a reported band of 2.4 to 4.8. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 0, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 2.4, "typical": 4.1, "high": 4.8, "scale": "VAS 0-10; immediate post-op (low = minimally-invasive arms, typical/high = open repair)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12255024/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:pain:week-2", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 2 after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 2 after Achilles tendon repair, typical reported pain is 0.9 out of 10, within a reported band of 0.3 to 1.8. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 2, "weekEnd": 2, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0.3, "typical": 0.9, "high": 1.8, "scale": "VAS 0-10; week-2 group means span 0.3 (favourable MIS arm) to 1.8 (open repair) across the open-vs-MIS and immobilization sub-groups" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12255024/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:pain:week-4", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 4 after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 4 after Achilles tendon repair, typical reported pain is 1.9 out of 10, within a reported band of 0.8 to 2.6. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 4, "weekEnd": 4, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0.8, "typical": 1.9, "high": 2.6, "scale": "VAS 0-10; week-4 immobilization cohort bracketed against percutaneous 1-month 2.63" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11337624/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:pain:week-6", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 6 after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 6 after Achilles tendon repair, typical reported pain is 0.4 out of 10, within a reported band of 0.2 to 1. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0.2, "typical": 0.4, "high": 1, "scale": "VAS 0-10; week-6 immobilization cohort means 0.2-0.4" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11337624/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:pain:week-8", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 8 after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 8 after Achilles tendon repair, typical reported pain is 0.1 out of 10, within a reported band of 0 to 0.2. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 8, "weekEnd": 8, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0, "typical": 0.1, "high": 0.2, "scale": "VAS 0-10; week-8 immobilization cohort means 0-0.2" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11337624/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:pain:week-13", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 13 after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 13 after Achilles tendon repair, typical reported pain is 1.8 out of 10, within a reported band of 0.6 to 3. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 13, "weekEnd": 13, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0.6, "typical": 1.8, "high": 3, "scale": "VAS 0-10; percutaneous 3-month 1.79 (residual-load uptick as activity resumes)" }, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35809780/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:pain:week-26", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 26 after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 26 after Achilles tendon repair, typical reported pain is 0.7 out of 10, within a reported band of 0 to 1.8. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 26, "weekEnd": 26, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0, "typical": 0.7, "high": 1.8, "scale": "VAS 0-10; percutaneous 6-month 0.69" }, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35809780/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:pain:week-52", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 52 after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 52 after Achilles tendon repair, typical reported pain is 0.1 out of 10, within a reported band of 0 to 0.5. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 52, "weekEnd": 52, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0, "typical": 0.1, "high": 0.5, "scale": "VAS 0-10; percutaneous 12-month 0.08; ATRS 94/100" }, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35809780/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:milestone:weight-bearing-in-boot-with-heel-wedges", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Weight-bearing in boot with heel wedges\" typical after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": "Weight-bearing in boot with heel wedges", "answer": "After Achilles tendon repair, \"Weight-bearing in boot with heel wedges\" is typically reached around week 0. Reported range: Day 0-2 weeks; immediate partial-to-full weight-bearing in a CAM boot under accelerated protocols. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11379499/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:milestone:full-weight-bearing-in-boot", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Full weight-bearing in boot\" typical after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": "Full weight-bearing in boot", "answer": "After Achilles tendon repair, \"Full weight-bearing in boot\" is typically reached around week 5. Reported range: About 4-6 weeks in a CAM boot, protocol-dependent. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 5, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11379499/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:milestone:return-to-work", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to work\" typical after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": "Return to work", "answer": "After Achilles tendon repair, \"Return to work\" is typically reached around week 8. Reported range: Desk ~2-4 weeks (from the boot); on-feet ~8 weeks; manual labour ~12-16 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 8, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/patient-information/achilles-tendon-rupture-management-and-rehabilitation/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:milestone:out-of-boot-into-supportive-shoe-with-heel-lift", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Out of boot into supportive shoe with heel lift\" typical after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": "Out of boot into supportive shoe with heel lift", "answer": "After Achilles tendon repair, \"Out of boot into supportive shoe with heel lift\" is typically reached around week 9. Reported range: About 8-9 weeks; some accelerated MIS protocols at ~6 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 9, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/patient-information/achilles-tendon-rupture-management-and-rehabilitation/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:milestone:return-to-normal-walking-out-of-boot-no-limp", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to normal walking (out of boot, no limp)\" typical after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": "Return to normal walking (out of boot, no limp)", "answer": "After Achilles tendon repair, \"Return to normal walking (out of boot, no limp)\" is typically reached around week 13. Reported range: About 11-16 weeks in supportive footwear. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 13, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/patient-information/achilles-tendon-rupture-management-and-rehabilitation/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:milestone:return-to-running-sport", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to running / sport\" typical after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": "Return to running / sport", "answer": "After Achilles tendon repair, \"Return to running / sport\" is typically reached around week 26. Reported range: Running ~12-16 weeks; criteria-based return to sport at a pooled mean ~6 months (RTS rate ~80%). This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 26, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5136353/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:phase:week-0-2", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": "Weight goes on early, in the boot", "answer": "Accelerated protocols start partial-to-full weight bearing in a CAM boot with heel wedges from day 0 to week 2 — early load is part of the plan, not a risk being taken.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 2, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11379499/", "sourceNote": "Rehabilitation & return-to-sport review", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:phase:week-4-6", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": "Full weight in the boot", "answer": "Full weight bearing in the boot typically lands at weeks 4-6, protocol-dependent.", "weekStart": 4, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11379499/", "sourceNote": "Rehabilitation & return-to-sport review", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:phase:week-8-10", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": "Boot off, heel lift in", "answer": "Around weeks 8-9 the boot gives way to a supportive shoe with a heel lift; total boot time runs about nine weeks in standard protocols.", "weekStart": 8, "weekEnd": 10, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/patient-information/achilles-tendon-rupture-management-and-rehabilitation/", "sourceNote": "Cambridge University Hospitals NHS pathway", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:phase:week-11-16", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": "Walking like yourself again", "answer": "Normal walking without a limp typically returns between weeks 11 and 16 in supportive footwear.", "weekStart": 11, "weekEnd": 16, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/patient-information/achilles-tendon-rupture-management-and-rehabilitation/", "sourceNote": "Cambridge University Hospitals NHS pathway", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:trajectory:absent", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "gap", "topic": "trajectory", "question": "Why is my recovery slower than expected after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on different recovery tracks after Achilles tendon repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:location:absent", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "gap", "topic": "location", "question": "Where is it normal to feel pain after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on where the pain is felt after Achilles tendon repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "achilles-repair:pattern:absent", "procedure": "achilles-repair", "procedureName": "Achilles tendon repair", "bodyRegion": "achilles", "kind": "gap", "topic": "pattern", "question": "What does the pain feel like after Achilles tendon repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on what the pain feels like after Achilles tendon repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-08 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/achilles-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-08" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:pain:week-0", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 0 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 0 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), typical reported pain is 5.9 out of 10, within a reported band of 4 to 7.8. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 0, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 4, "typical": 5.9, "high": 7.8, "scale": "NRS 0-10 POD1 5.9 +/- 1.9 (mobile-messaging diary, n=29); band ~ mean +/- 1 SD" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7742655/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:pain:week-1", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 1 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 1 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), typical reported pain is 4.7 out of 10, within a reported band of 2 to 7.4. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 1, "weekEnd": 1, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 2, "typical": 4.7, "high": 7.4, "scale": "NRS 0-10; POD7 4.7 +/- 2.7 (same diary cohort)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7742655/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:pain:week-2", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 2 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 2 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), typical reported pain is 4.1 out of 10, within a reported band of 0.8 to 7.4. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 2, "weekEnd": 2, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0.8, "typical": 4.1, "high": 7.4, "scale": "NRS 0-10; POD14 4.1 +/- 3.3" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7742655/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:pain:week-3", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 3 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 3 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), typical reported pain is 2 out of 10, within a reported band of 0 to 4.6. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 3, "weekEnd": 3, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0, "typical": 2, "high": 4.6, "scale": "NRS 0-10; days 20-21 2.0 +/- 2.6 — plateau begins" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7742655/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:pain:week-6", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 6 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 6 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), typical reported pain is 2.9 out of 10, within a reported band of 0 to 6.5. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0, "typical": 2.9, "high": 6.5, "scale": "NRS 0-10; days 27-42 fluctuate 2.6-3.0 (band from +/- 1 SD)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7742655/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:pain:week-26", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 26 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 26 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), typical reported pain is 2.1 out of 10, within a reported band of 1.4 to 4.1. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 26, "weekEnd": 26, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 1.4, "typical": 2.1, "high": 4.1, "scale": "converted to 0-10 from VAS 0-100 -> 0-10: rest 14 / activity 41 at 6mo (Aarhus pain cohort n=299); typical = HOOS-Pain 79 inverted (100-HOOS)/10 — burden proxy, not momentary intensity" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6206701/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:pain:week-104", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 104 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 104 after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), typical reported pain is 1.6 out of 10, within a reported band of 1.4 to 4.1. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 104, "weekEnd": 104, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 1.4, "typical": 1.6, "high": 4.1, "scale": "converted to 0-10 from VAS rest 14/100, activity 41/100 unchanged at 24mo (Aarhus); typical = ANCHOR HOOS-Pain 84.3 inverted (n=391, mean f/u 2.6yr)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5198872/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:milestone:protected-partial-weight-bearing-with-crutches-20-25-body-weight-foot-flat", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Protected partial weight-bearing with crutches (~20-25% body weight, foot-flat)\" typical after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": "Protected partial weight-bearing with crutches (~20-25% body weight, foot-flat)", "answer": "After Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), \"Protected partial weight-bearing with crutches (~20-25% body weight, foot-flat)\" is typically reached around week 0. Reported range: From POD 1 through 6-8 weeks; 6 wk in ~21% of protocols, 8 wk in ~18%, full published span 2-16 wk.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12573821/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:milestone:full-weight-bearing-established", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Full weight-bearing established\" typical after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": "Full weight-bearing established", "answer": "After Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), \"Full weight-bearing established\" is typically reached around week 10. Reported range: 8-12 weeks, gated by x-ray consolidation; protocol-dependent. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 10, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12573821/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:milestone:off-crutches-normalized-gait", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Off crutches / normalized gait\" typical after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": "Off crutches / normalized gait", "answer": "After Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), \"Off crutches / normalized gait\" is typically reached around week 11. Reported range: Criterion-based during weeks 6-12 (symmetric gait, no Trendelenburg), not a fixed week. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 11, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9528724/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:milestone:return-to-driving-brake-reaction-time-normalized", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to driving (brake reaction time normalized)\" typical after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": "Return to driving (brake reaction time normalized)", "answer": "After Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), \"Return to driving (brake reaction time normalized)\" is typically reached around week 12. Reported range: Most not yet safe at 6 weeks; normalized by 12 weeks (single n=26 study). This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33829912/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:milestone:return-to-work", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to work\" typical after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": "Return to work", "answer": "After Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), \"Return to work\" is typically reached around week 16. Reported range: Median 16 weeks, IQR 12-22 (n=242); 38.6% back by 12 wk, 85.7% by 24 wk (occupation split not reported).", "weekStart": 16, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12226093/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:milestone:start-running-impact-loading", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Start running / impact loading\" typical after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": "Start running / impact loading", "answer": "After Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), \"Start running / impact loading\" is typically reached around week 23. Reported range: 20-26 weeks, gated on normalized hip strength + functional tasks (the >80% abductor ratio is the later return-to-sport gate). This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 23, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9528724/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:milestone:return-to-sport", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to sport\" typical after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": "Return to sport", "answer": "After Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO), \"Return to sport\" is typically reached around week 38. Reported range: Mean ~8.9-9 months; RTS rate 63-91%; measured shift toward lower-impact sport.", "weekStart": 38, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11272631/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:phase:week-0-6", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": "Foot-flat weight bearing, by consensus", "answer": "The expert consensus is 25% foot-flat weight bearing for the first 6-8 weeks, with hip flexion limited to 90° and external rotation to 20° in the first 4-6 — the osteotomy needs time to unite.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9528724/", "sourceNote": "North American Delphi consensus, 16 physiotherapists", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:phase:week-6-12", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": "Bike first, then elliptical; crutches go on criteria", "answer": "Stationary bike enters at weeks 6-8 and elliptical at 10-12. Crutch discharge is criterion-based — gait without a lurch or limp — not a fixed week. Full weight bearing typically lands at weeks 8-12.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": 12, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9528724/", "sourceNote": "Delphi consensus; weight-bearing review of 63 studies", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:phase:week-12-16", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": "Full hip motion returns", "answer": "Full hip range of motion is expected by weeks 12-16 (100% panel consensus) — the restriction phase is behind you.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": 16, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9528724/", "sourceNote": "North American Delphi consensus", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:phase:week-20-26", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": "The running window", "answer": "Consensus puts running initiation at weeks 20-26, gated on normalized hip strength and functional tasks.", "weekStart": 20, "weekEnd": 26, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9528724/", "sourceNote": "North American Delphi consensus", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:trajectory:absent", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "gap", "topic": "trajectory", "question": "Why is my recovery slower than expected after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on different recovery tracks after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO). This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-11 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao:location:absent", "procedure": "periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "procedureName": "Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "gap", "topic": "location", "question": "Where is it normal to feel pain after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO)?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on where the pain is felt after Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO). This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-11 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/periacetabular-osteotomy-pao", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-11" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:pain:week-0", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 0 after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 0 after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, typical reported pain is 7.4 out of 10, within a reported band of 5 to 8.6. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 0, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 5, "typical": 7.4, "high": 8.6, "scale": "VAS 0-10 pre-op baseline; typical ~7.4 across cohorts (Bucher serial cohort 6.5-7.9, n=110, PMC10183414; Pozzi 7.4; Innmann 7.7 PMC9188632); low 5.0 mixed/partial (PMC8689210 5.9); high 8.6 severe full-thickness (PMC10090025)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10183414/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:pain:week-12", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 12 after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 12 after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, typical reported pain is 3.8 out of 10, within a reported band of 2.8 to 5.5. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": 12, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 2.8, "typical": 3.8, "high": 5.5, "scale": "VAS 0-10 at 3 months; Bucher serial cohort (n=110) reports VAS severity 2.8 / frequency 3.8 at 3 months (PMC10183414) — most of the relief lands in this window; high 5.5 reflects slower severe cohorts trending toward Chen's 6-month 5.4 (PMC10090025)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10183414/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:pain:week-26", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 26 after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 26 after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, typical reported pain is 3.1 out of 10, within a reported band of 2.7 to 5.4. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 26, "weekEnd": 26, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 2.7, "typical": 3.1, "high": 5.4, "scale": "VAS 0-10 at 6 months; Bucher 2.7 severity / 3.1 frequency (PMC10183414); high 5.4 from the severe endoscopic-with-release cohort (Chen, PMC10090025)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10183414/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:pain:week-52", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 52 after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 52 after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, typical reported pain is 2.2 out of 10, within a reported band of 1.9 to 4.4. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 52, "weekEnd": 52, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 1.9, "typical": 2.2, "high": 4.4, "scale": "VAS 0-10 at 12 months; Bucher 1.9 severity / 2.2 frequency (PMC10183414); high 4.4 from Chen (PMC10090025)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10183414/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:pain:week-104", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 104 after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 104 after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, typical reported pain is 1.5 out of 10, within a reported band of 1.4 to 3.6. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 104, "weekEnd": 104, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 1.4, "typical": 1.5, "high": 3.6, "scale": "VAS 0-10 at ~2 years; Bucher 1.4 severity / 1.5 frequency (PMC10183414); low 1.3 mini-open (PMC8825688); open cohort 2.67 (PMC7357074); high 3.6 Chen (PMC10090025)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10183414/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:milestone:protected-weight-bearing-in-a-hip-abduction-brace", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Protected weight bearing in a hip abduction brace\" typical after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": "Protected weight bearing in a hip abduction brace", "answer": "After Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, \"Protected weight bearing in a hip abduction brace\" is typically reached around week 0. Reported range: 0-6 weeks (about 20 kg partial weight bearing); endoscopic and larger full-thickness repairs are often kept protected to 8 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00402-021-03952-7", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:milestone:discontinue-the-abduction-brace", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Discontinue the abduction brace\" typical after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": "Discontinue the abduction brace", "answer": "After Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, \"Discontinue the abduction brace\" is typically reached around week 6. Reported range: 6-8 weeks; some protocols grade this to 10-12 weeks for larger tears. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://medicine.osu.edu/-/media/files/medicine/departments/sports-medicine/medical-professionals/hip/glute-med-repair-ccg-feb-2022.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:milestone:off-crutches-normalized-gait", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Off crutches / normalized gait\" typical after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": "Off crutches / normalized gait", "answer": "After Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, \"Off crutches / normalized gait\" is typically reached around week 8. Reported range: About 6-10 weeks, protocol-dependent. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 8, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://medicine.osu.edu/-/media/files/medicine/departments/sports-medicine/medical-professionals/hip/glute-med-repair-ccg-feb-2022.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:milestone:begin-active-and-resisted-hip-abduction-strengthening", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Begin active and resisted hip abduction strengthening\" typical after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": "Begin active and resisted hip abduction strengthening", "answer": "After Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, \"Begin active and resisted hip abduction strengthening\" is typically reached around week 8. Reported range: Active abduction from ~6-8 weeks, resisted strengthening from ~12 weeks; held to ~4 months after augmented or endoscopic-with-release repairs. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 8, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00402-021-03952-7", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:milestone:return-to-full-daily-activities", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to full daily activities\" typical after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": "Return to full daily activities", "answer": "After Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, \"Return to full daily activities\" is typically reached around week 12. Reported range: About 12-16 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://medicine.osu.edu/-/media/files/medicine/departments/sports-medicine/medical-professionals/hip/glute-med-repair-ccg-feb-2022.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:milestone:start-running-progression", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Start running progression\" typical after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": "Start running progression", "answer": "After Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, \"Start running progression\" is typically reached around week 16. Reported range: 16-24 weeks, criteria-based; some protocols hold running to 5 months. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 16, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://medicine.osu.edu/-/media/files/medicine/departments/sports-medicine/medical-professionals/hip/glute-med-repair-ccg-feb-2022.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:milestone:median-time-to-a-meaningful-improvement-mcid", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Median time to a meaningful improvement (MCID)\" typical after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": "Median time to a meaningful improvement (MCID)", "answer": "After Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, \"Median time to a meaningful improvement (MCID)\" is typically reached around week 25. Reported range: Median ~5.7 months; partial-thickness tears and pre-op abductor weakness run slower. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 25, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38508287/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:milestone:return-to-sport-unrestricted-activity", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to sport / unrestricted activity\" typical after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": "Return to sport / unrestricted activity", "answer": "After Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, \"Return to sport / unrestricted activity\" is typically reached around week 26. Reported range: About 6-9 months, criteria-based; non-contact sport from ~6 months. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 26, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10374787/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:milestone:median-time-to-an-acceptable-symptom-state-pass", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Median time to an acceptable symptom state (PASS)\" typical after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": "Median time to an acceptable symptom state (PASS)", "answer": "After Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair, \"Median time to an acceptable symptom state (PASS)\" is typically reached around week 48. Reported range: Median ~11 months; about two-thirds reach it by two years. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 48, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38508287/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:phase:week-0-6", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": "Six weeks in the brace, on purpose", "answer": "The first six weeks are a hip abduction brace and protected weight bearing with crutches, holding the repair while it is mechanically weakest. Larger and endoscopic repairs are often kept this way to eight weeks. Lifting the leg out to the side under its own power is the movement to avoid.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10183414/", "sourceNote": "Open augmented repair cohort, n=110, six-week brace protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:phase:week-6-12", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": "Out of the brace, strengthening begins", "answer": "Most people come out of the brace around weeks six to eight and start weaning the crutches. Active and resisted abductor strengthening usually begins near week eight after an arthroscopic repair, but can be held to about four months after an open or augmented one.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": 12, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10090025/", "sourceNote": "Prospective endoscopic repair cohort, staged rehab protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:phase:week-12-26", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": "Building toward return to activity", "answer": "This is the capacity phase. Return to full daily activities sits around weeks twelve to sixteen, a running progression starts criteria-based from about week sixteen, and non-contact sport is realistic from roughly six months in the studies that report it.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": 26, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10090025/", "sourceNote": "Prospective endoscopic repair cohort, return-to-activity timing", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:prevalence:absent", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "gap", "topic": "prevalence", "question": "How many people still have this after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on how many people still have symptoms after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-12 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:setback:absent", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "gap", "topic": "setback", "question": "Is it normal for pain to get worse after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on pain that rises before it falls after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-12 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:location:absent", "procedure": "gluteus-medius-repair", "procedureName": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair", "bodyRegion": "hip", "kind": "gap", "topic": "location", "question": "Where is it normal to feel pain after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on where the pain is felt after Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair. This records what our source review has found as of 2026-06-12 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12" }, { "id": "morton-neuroma-excision:pain:week-0", "procedure": "morton-neuroma-excision", "procedureName": "Morton's neuroma excision", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 0 after Morton's neuroma excision?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 0 after Morton's neuroma excision, typical reported pain is 7 out of 10, within a reported band of 5.3 to 8.5. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 0, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 5.3, "typical": 7, "high": 8.5, "scale": "VAS 0-10 pre-op baseline; typical 7.04 from Karakaplan dorsal cohort (PMID 27627563); range spans Xu 5.25 (PMC9535891) to a plantar-approach cohort mean 8, range 6-9 (PMID 26253529)" }, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27627563/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/morton-neuroma-excision", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-24" }, { "id": "morton-neuroma-excision:pain:week-52", "procedure": "morton-neuroma-excision", "procedureName": "Morton's neuroma excision", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 52 after Morton's neuroma excision?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 52 after Morton's neuroma excision, typical reported pain is 1 out of 10, within a reported band of 0.4 to 1.4. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 52, "weekEnd": 52, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0.4, "typical": 1, "high": 1.4, "scale": "VAS 0-10 at final follow-up (the excision literature reports one late endpoint, mean 1.5-7.4 yr, not 12 months specifically); typical ~1.0 (Xu dorsal 1.00, PMC9535891; microsurgical 0.9, PMC9398578); low 0.4 (plantar cohort, PMID 26253529); high 1.4 (Karakaplan, PMID 27627563)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9535891/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/morton-neuroma-excision", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-24" }, { "id": "morton-neuroma-excision:milestone:weight-bearing-in-a-post-op-shoe", "procedure": "morton-neuroma-excision", "procedureName": "Morton's neuroma excision", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Weight-bearing in a post-op shoe\" typical after Morton's neuroma excision?", "title": "Weight-bearing in a post-op shoe", "answer": "After Morton's neuroma excision, \"Weight-bearing in a post-op shoe\" is typically reached around week 0. Reported range: From the day of surgery in a stiff-soled post-op shoe with crutches for a dorsal incision; a plantar incision needs longer before full weight goes through it. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://policyonline.nhslothian.scot/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mortons_neuroma_excision_surgery.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/morton-neuroma-excision", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-24" }, { "id": "morton-neuroma-excision:milestone:stitches-out-wound-can-get-wet", "procedure": "morton-neuroma-excision", "procedureName": "Morton's neuroma excision", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Stitches out, wound can get wet\" typical after Morton's neuroma excision?", "title": "Stitches out, wound can get wet", "answer": "After Morton's neuroma excision, \"Stitches out, wound can get wet\" is typically reached around week 2. Reported range: About 2 weeks; the wound is kept dry until the sutures come out. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 2, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://policyonline.nhslothian.scot/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mortons_neuroma_excision_surgery.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/morton-neuroma-excision", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-24" }, { "id": "morton-neuroma-excision:milestone:return-to-driving", "procedure": "morton-neuroma-excision", "procedureName": "Morton's neuroma excision", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to driving\" typical after Morton's neuroma excision?", "title": "Return to driving", "answer": "After Morton's neuroma excision, \"Return to driving\" is typically reached around week 4. Reported range: About 4 weeks in the UK, once an emergency stop is possible; a left foot or an automatic can be sooner. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 4, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://policyonline.nhslothian.scot/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mortons_neuroma_excision_surgery.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/morton-neuroma-excision", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-24" }, { "id": "morton-neuroma-excision:milestone:back-into-an-everyday-shoe", "procedure": "morton-neuroma-excision", "procedureName": "Morton's neuroma excision", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Back into an everyday shoe\" typical after Morton's neuroma excision?", "title": "Back into an everyday shoe", "answer": "After Morton's neuroma excision, \"Back into an everyday shoe\" is typically reached around week 5. Reported range: About 4 to 6 weeks for a trainer or loose lace-up shoe; narrow or fashion shoes take months. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 5, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.nth.nhs.uk/resources/surgery-to-remove-a-mortons-neuroma/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/morton-neuroma-excision", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-24" }, { "id": "morton-neuroma-excision:milestone:return-to-sport-and-impact-activity", "procedure": "morton-neuroma-excision", "procedureName": "Morton's neuroma excision", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to sport and impact activity\" typical after Morton's neuroma excision?", "title": "Return to sport and impact activity", "answer": "After Morton's neuroma excision, \"Return to sport and impact activity\" is typically reached around week 12. Reported range: Around 3 months; impact sport is usually held until about 12 weeks. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://policyonline.nhslothian.scot/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mortons_neuroma_excision_surgery.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/morton-neuroma-excision", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-24" }, { "id": "morton-neuroma-excision:milestone:swelling-settles-and-full-recovery", "procedure": "morton-neuroma-excision", "procedureName": "Morton's neuroma excision", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Swelling settles and full recovery\" typical after Morton's neuroma excision?", "title": "Swelling settles and full recovery", "answer": "After Morton's neuroma excision, \"Swelling settles and full recovery\" is typically reached around week 26. Reported range: Forefoot swelling commonly lasts about 3 months; full settling of pain and swelling can take up to a year. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 26, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://policyonline.nhslothian.scot/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mortons_neuroma_excision_surgery.pdf", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/morton-neuroma-excision", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-24" }, { "id": "morton-neuroma-excision:phase:week-0-2", "procedure": "morton-neuroma-excision", "procedureName": "Morton's neuroma excision", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Morton's neuroma excision?", "title": "The nerve pain is gone, the surgery is not", "answer": "Most people wake with the original neuroma pain already gone, because the nerve that produced it has been removed. What is left is incision soreness and forefoot swelling. For a dorsal incision you weight-bear from day one in a stiff-soled post-op shoe with crutches, keeping walking light at first.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 2, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://policyonline.nhslothian.scot/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mortons_neuroma_excision_surgery.pdf", "sourceNote": "NHS Lothian patient protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/morton-neuroma-excision", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-24" }, { "id": "morton-neuroma-excision:phase:week-2-6", "procedure": "morton-neuroma-excision", "procedureName": "Morton's neuroma excision", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Morton's neuroma excision?", "title": "Out of the post-op shoe", "answer": "Stitches usually come out around two weeks and the wound can get wet. Over the next few weeks most people move from the post-op shoe into a roomy trainer; one NHS trust frames everyday shoes at four to six weeks. UK guidance puts driving at about four weeks, once an emergency stop is possible.", "weekStart": 2, "weekEnd": 6, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://www.nth.nhs.uk/resources/surgery-to-remove-a-mortons-neuroma/", "sourceNote": "North Tees and Hartlepool NHS", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/morton-neuroma-excision", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-24" }, { "id": "morton-neuroma-excision:phase:week-6-12", "procedure": "morton-neuroma-excision", "procedureName": "Morton's neuroma excision", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Morton's neuroma excision?", "title": "Walking normally, swelling lingering", "answer": "By six to twelve weeks most people are walking normally in everyday shoes and back at work, with standing or manual jobs taking longer. Impact activity and sport are usually held until around three months. The toes often stay puffy through this whole period, which is expected.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": 12, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://policyonline.nhslothian.scot/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mortons_neuroma_excision_surgery.pdf", "sourceNote": "NHS Lothian patient protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/morton-neuroma-excision", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-24" }, { "id": "morton-neuroma-excision:phase:week-12-on", "procedure": "morton-neuroma-excision", "procedureName": "Morton's neuroma excision", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Morton's neuroma excision?", "title": "The settled result over the first year", "answer": "By three months most people are back to usual activities, though NHS guidance notes the last of the pain and swelling can take up to a year to settle completely. For most the result is good and stable from here; the sections below cover how often that holds and what the minority experience.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://policyonline.nhslothian.scot/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mortons_neuroma_excision_surgery.pdf", "sourceNote": "NHS Lothian patient protocol", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/morton-neuroma-excision", "lastReviewed": "2026-06-24" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:pain:week-12", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 12 after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 12 after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), typical reported pain is 3.6 out of 10, within a reported band of 2.8 to 4.4. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": 12, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 2.8, "typical": 3.6, "high": 4.4, "scale": "VAS 0-10 at 3 months: 3.59 +/- 0.84 (n=58); band = mean +/- 1 SD. Cohort had joint-sparing suture-tape augmented fixation with supplementary plates or wires, NOT primary fusion and not classic screw-only fixation, so the band reflects that technique" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11302241/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:pain:week-26", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 26 after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 26 after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), typical reported pain is 2.2 out of 10, within a reported band of 1.5 to 2.8. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 26, "weekEnd": 26, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 1.5, "typical": 2.2, "high": 2.8, "scale": "VAS 0-10 at 6 months: 2.17 +/- 0.63 (same cohort, n=58)" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11302241/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:pain:week-52", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "pain", "topic": "pain", "question": "What is typical pain at week 52 after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": null, "answer": "At week 52 after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), typical reported pain is 1.5 out of 10, within a reported band of 0.9 to 2.1. This describes a group of patients, not one person.", "weekStart": 52, "weekEnd": 52, "basis": "measured", "pain": { "low": 0.9, "typical": 1.5, "high": 2.1, "scale": "VAS 0-10 at 12 months: 1.48 +/- 0.57 (same cohort, n=58); final follow-up 1.24 +/- 0.57 at mean 16.9 months" }, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11302241/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:milestone:non-weight-bearing-splint-then-bivalved-cast", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Non-weight-bearing, splint then bivalved cast\" typical after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": "Non-weight-bearing, splint then bivalved cast", "answer": "After Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), \"Non-weight-bearing, splint then bivalved cast\" is typically reached around week 0. Reported range: Weeks 0-6; splinted and non-weight-bearing for the first 2 weeks, then a bivalved cast holds that status to the 6-week x-ray. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6884016/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:milestone:walking-boot-partial-weight-bearing-begins", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Walking boot, partial weight-bearing begins\" typical after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": "Walking boot, partial weight-bearing begins", "answer": "After Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), \"Walking boot, partial weight-bearing begins\" is typically reached around week 6. Reported range: Week 6 in a 73-patient cohort; the same point for fixation and for fusion. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 6, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12374025/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:milestone:second-x-ray-check", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Second x-ray check\" typical after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": "Second x-ray check", "answer": "After Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), \"Second x-ray check\" is typically reached around week 12. Reported range: Week 12; the point at which hardware removal was typically discussed in the case series. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6884016/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:milestone:return-to-play-or-duty-athletes-and-service-members", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Return to play or duty (athletes and service members)\" typical after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": "Return to play or duty (athletes and service members)", "answer": "After Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), \"Return to play or duty (athletes and service members)\" is typically reached around week 17. Reported range: Mean 116 days missed after operative treatment (about 17 weeks) versus 58 days non-operative; pooled return rate 86.16% across 441 people.", "weekStart": 17, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8792672/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:milestone:hardware-removal-when-it-is-done", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Hardware removal, when it is done\" typical after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": "Hardware removal, when it is done", "answer": "After Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), \"Hardware removal, when it is done\" is typically reached around week 19. Reported range: Mean 4.43 months (about 19 weeks) after fixation in a 482-patient cohort; only some people have it.", "weekStart": 19, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39413293/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:milestone:full-activity", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "milestone", "topic": "milestone", "question": "When is \"Full activity\" typical after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": "Full activity", "answer": "After Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion), \"Full activity\" is typically reached around week 20. Reported range: 4-5 months after surgery (about weeks 17-22) in a 73-patient cohort, for fixation and fusion alike. This one is a clinical judgement call, not a fixed date — it depends on your surgeon's clearance.", "weekStart": 20, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12374025/", "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:phase:week-0-12", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": "The first twelve weeks follow a set sequence", "answer": "In a case series of surgically treated Lisfranc injuries, the first two weeks were splinted and non-weight-bearing, then a bivalved cast kept that non-weight-bearing status until a six-week x-ray cleared the switch to a walking boot with weight-bearing as tolerated. A second x-ray at twelve weeks was the point where hardware removal was typically discussed.", "weekStart": 0, "weekEnd": 12, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6884016/", "sourceNote": "Retrospective case series, 10 athletes followed, fixation, Kansas J Med 2019", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:phase:week-12-22", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": "The stretch that ends in full activity", "answer": "In a cohort of 73 people, 32 treated with fixation and 41 with fusion, the protocol was the same for both operations: no weight for six weeks, then partial weight in a walking boot, then full activity by four to five months after surgery. Four to five months is roughly week seventeen to week twenty two, so this window is the run-up to that point rather than the finish itself.", "weekStart": 12, "weekEnd": 22, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12374025/", "sourceNote": "Retrospective comparative cohort, 73 patients (32 fixation, 41 fusion), minimum 2-year follow-up", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:phase:week-22-52", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": "The long middle of the first year", "answer": "This is the stretch where change is real but slow enough to miss day to day. In a group of 58 people followed after joint-sparing fixation, average pain on a 0 to 10 scale was 2.2 at six months, down from 3.6 at three months. The distance between those two numbers took five months to cover.", "weekStart": 22, "weekEnd": 52, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11302241/", "sourceNote": "Retrospective case series, 58 patients, joint-sparing suture-tape augmented fixation, mean 16.9-month follow-up", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:phase:week-52-on", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "finding", "topic": "phase", "question": "What is normal at this stage after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": "What the settled result looks like", "answer": "In the same group of 58 people, average pain on a 0 to 10 scale was 1.5 at twelve months and 1.2 at final follow-up, and 53 of the 58 scored in the good or excellent range on a midfoot function score. The figures describe a cohort followed for twelve to twenty four months, not a ceiling for any one person.", "weekStart": 52, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "reported", "pain": null, "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11302241/", "sourceNote": "Retrospective case series, 58 patients, follow-up range 12-24 months, mean 16.9 months", "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" }, { "id": "lisfranc-surgery:location:absent", "procedure": "lisfranc-surgery", "procedureName": "Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)", "bodyRegion": "foot", "kind": "gap", "topic": "location", "question": "Where is it normal to feel pain after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion)?", "title": null, "answer": "Steady has not sourced published data on where the pain is felt after Lisfranc injury surgery (fixation or fusion). This records what our source review has found as of 2026-08-09 — it is not a statement that the question is unstudied.", "weekStart": null, "weekEnd": null, "basis": "absent", "pain": null, "source": null, "sourceNote": null, "tier": "free", "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/lisfranc-surgery", "lastReviewed": "2026-08-09" } ] }