open dataset · last reviewed 2026-06-08

Total hip replacement recovery data

Every measured number behind the Hip replacement recovery timeline, with the study each one came from. hip · confidence high · 5 interpolated points not listed. Part of the recovery data index. Quote it, chart it, cite it — a link back is all we ask.

Published cohort data. Not medical advice, not a prediction for your body, and not a substitute for your surgeon or clinician.

Measured pain by week

Measured pain by week after Total hip replacement
WeekTypical painBandScaleSource
03 /101–5a comparison, not a spread — The low edge approximates pain at rest and the high edge approximates pain during movement, averaged loosely across three different surgical approaches this paper never itself averaged — not variation between individual patients.0–10 as publishedstudy
60 /100–3our estimate — the paper prints no range — The paper's own printed range at 6 weeks is 0 to 8, not 0 to 3 shown here — this band understates how much people varied in the source study.0–10 as publishedstudy

Documented milestones

Documented milestones after Total hip replacement
WeekMilestoneReported rangeSource
0Stand and walk with an aidDay 0 to day 1 (ERAS: mobilize as soon as possible)study
0.3Hospital discharge1-3 days; some centers same-daystudy
4Return to drivingLeft hip ~3-4 weeks, right hip ~4-6 weeks; off narcoticsstudy
6Off assistive devices / walking unaidedAbout 3-6 weeks, once gait is normalstudy
10Return to workDesk ~4 weeks; manual labor 3-6 months (wide, job-dependent)study
22Return to sport / recreationAbout 16-28 weeks, per clearancestudy

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Steady. Total hip replacement recovery data: 2 measured pain points and 6 milestones, from 3 cited sources. Last reviewed 2026-06-08. https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement

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    Pain band after Total hip replacement, from
    <a href="https://growsteady.me/recovery-data/total-hip-replacement">the Steady recovery data index</a>.
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every paper cited here (33)

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This page reports published cohort data. It is not medical advice, not a prediction for your body, and not a substitute for your surgeon or clinician. New severe or rapidly worsening pain, fever or chills, a hot swollen calf, chest pain or breathlessness, wound redness or discharge, or new numbness or weakness are reasons to contact your surgical team promptly.

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