Too young for a new hip? + other hip replacement questions, with Professor Tim Board - Ep.7

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Welcome to Week 7! Here we have a Q&A all about hip replacement surgery with Professor Tim Board, who is a Consultant Hip and Knee Surgeon working at the Centre for Hip Surgery at Wrightington Hospital. He is also a Visiting Professor in Orthopaedics at the University of Manchester and an Honorary Professor at Salford University.
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Until next week, stay well, stay safe and keep up the good work!
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TIME STAMPS:
05:00 - How old do you have to be to have a hip replacement? Am I too young for a hip replacement?
08:30 - Should I hold out for a bit longer? Could I benefit from waiting 6 months to a year before I have my hip replacement surgery?
12:39 - What is the maximum age range of hip replacements?
15:37 - What are the considerations that are different for someone in their 20s having a hip replacement and someone in their 30s?
17:45 - Do the different kinds of hip implants in different parts of the world make a significant difference in outcome?
18:45 - Difference between a mini hip implant and a normal sized hip implant and when one would be better than the other.
22:00 - Difference between hip resurfacing and total hip replacement
27:17 - What sorts of things could I be doing to make the most of this time before a hip replacement surgery or a bilateral hip replacement surgery?
33:35 - Someone young having a collapsed hip and the long term effects of a delay in the ability to have surgery
35:22 - Will I be able to get back to activity after surgery if I’ve already had a hip replacement? Are there any activities that are absolutely not allowed?
40:23 - Crossing legs after hip replacement
42:41 - How long can I expect to be taking painkillers after a hip replacement?
Thank you to Cosmo Sheldrake for letting us use his wonderful song 'The Fly', for more of Cosmo's see his KZbin page: / comsosheldrake
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