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  "name": "Steady recovery claims — Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair",
  "procedure": "Gluteus medius/minimus (abductor) repair",
  "bodyRegion": "hip",
  "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair",
  "attribution": "Steady — https://growsteady.me/recovery-data. Free to quote and reuse with a link back.",
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  "disclaimer": "Published cohort data. Not medical advice, not a prediction for an individual, and not a substitute for a surgeon or clinician.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12",
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      "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:pain:week-0",
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      "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)"
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      "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:pain:week-12",
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      "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.",
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      "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)"
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      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10183414/",
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      "tier": "free",
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      "id": "gluteus-medius-repair:pain:week-26",
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      "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)"
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      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10183414/",
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      "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)"
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      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10183414/",
      "sourceNote": null,
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      "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.",
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      "basis": "measured",
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        "low": 1.4,
        "typical": 1.5,
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      "source": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10183414/",
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
      "url": "https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/gluteus-medius-repair",
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      "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",
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      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12"
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      "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"
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    {
      "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"
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    {
      "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"
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    {
      "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"
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    {
      "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"
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    {
      "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"
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    {
      "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.",
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      "basis": "absent",
      "pain": null,
      "source": null,
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      "tier": "free",
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      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12"
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    {
      "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,
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      "basis": "absent",
      "pain": null,
      "source": null,
      "sourceNote": null,
      "tier": "free",
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      "lastReviewed": "2026-06-12"
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    {
      "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,
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      "pain": null,
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      "tier": "free",
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