Recovery & Rehabilitation

• All patients must use crutches after hip arthroscopy, usually for 2 weeks. Some patients will need to be on crutches longer, for example if a labral refixation or repair is performed.
• You will come in for your first post-operative visit with your surgeon at 10 to 14 days. Visits will then be scheduled at regular intervals throughout your recovery.
• Careful rehabilitation after hip arthroscopy is essential to achieving a great result. Patients see a physical therapist 3 to 5 days after surgery and usually continue in therapy for several months. 
• Although most of our patients are off crutches and back to normal activities within a few weeks, full recovery, especially for athletes, takes at least a few months.
• Hip arthroscopy is a procedure intended to get active individuals back in the game. Our goal is to get every patient back on the road, court, rink, or field.