Hip Web Sites

The peer-reviewed patient education Website published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS):

https://www.Orthoinfo.aaos.org

 

AAOS guidance on joint replacement surgery:

https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/treatment/total-joint-replacement/

 

American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) on joint replacement:

http://hipknee.aahks.net/total-hip-replacement/

 

AAHKS on OA:

http://hipknee.aahks.net/osteoarthritis-frequently-asked-questions/

 

AAHKS guide, find a doc:

http://member.aahks.net/findadoctor.aspx

 

Pubmed, the US National Library of Medicine database, operated by the National Institutes of Health:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

 

My hip components are made by DePuy Synthes, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary. For details on this system, see:

https://www.depuysynthes.com/about/news-press/qs/the-actis-total-hip-system-from-depuy-synthes-is-designed-to-improve-initial-implant-stability-in-total-hip-replacement

 

Post-op exercises video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvUcTZ9IfY0&index=17&list=PLvDUwt0Is7v3DSMLp29pCEhqfPvjS44tx

 

DHMC Ortho patients’ guide:

http://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/ortho/total_joint_replacement_guide.html

 

DHMC’s options for hip treatment:

http://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/ortho/hip_pain_treatments.html

 

David Barlow at Be Fit Physical Therapy, Hanover, directed my workouts, explained what was causing pain and told me how to phase in exercise gradually:

http://befitphysicaltherapy.com/site/