Any goalies playing after hip replacement or resurfacing?

[dean42mvg]

1 hour ago, FIFTY-SIX said:

That's the lateral approach. 

Thanks.

he also said no muscles are cut  - just prying the muscles apart with the Superpath Method. He said recovery is less painful & faster

[BiffBadass]

This is from my post back in July and demonstrates anterior approach (front).

https://www.pbs.org/video/latest-procedure-latest-procedure-anterior-total-hip-replacement-surgery/

[BiffBadass]

I'm not a doctor (but I can pretend I am one in a chat room!) and had not heard of the Super-Path. I found this video. I appears the Super-Path has similar characteristics to the anterior approach, without the need to dislocate the hip (and need a $150K operating table). It appears to not cut muscles, tendons, etc, and would have the same good recovery time. All the best with your surgery!

SuperPath Total Hip Replacement Chesterfield | Revision Hip Replacement St Louis (stlortho.com)

[BiffBadass]

Oh, forgot, the superpath uses a lateral incision.... But is totally different from the old lateral approach.

[dean42mvg]

On 10/1/2022 at 11:52 PM, BiffBadass said:

I'm not a doctor (but I can pretend I am one in a chat room!) and had not heard of the Super-Path. I found this video. I appears the Super-Path has similar characteristics to the anterior approach, without the need to dislocate the hip (and need a $150K operating table). It appears to not cut muscles, tendons, etc, and would have the same good recovery time. All the best with your surgery!

SuperPath Total Hip Replacement Chesterfield | Revision Hip Replacement St Louis (stlortho.com)

correct !

 

this is basically a combination of several techniques and is exactly as you summarized. Thank you for the well wishes !

[dean42mvg]

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[CamWardFan]

On 9/30/2022 at 3:25 PM, dean42mvg said:

is this considered Anterior ? This is what my Doc is reccomending

 

This sounds really good too. I had mine done 20 years ago, the tech has prob improved since then.  As long as no muscles are cut I think you are good!!!

Edited October 18, 2022 by CamWardFan

[dean42mvg]

lol, thanks! that's what I thought.

 

Jan 27th is my surgery date

[BiffBadass]

So dean42mvg, how was the surgery and the recovery?

 

[BiffBadass]

So, thought I would give a post full winter season update.

As posted a while ago, I started playing full time back in September. So was 8 months back to full time play. I played recreational all winter and played in our corporate hockey tournament as well. 3 ski trips as well. Fernie, Nakiska, Norquay.

Still feel like 110%. Zero pain. Zero problems. Completely back to normal.

Full disclosure. I taught my kid how to pad slide, but I learned to play goal way before that was a thing, and can't pad slide to save my life, or more importantly to save a goal! Some of the senior hockey players in my summer hockey are stymied by my "old goalie" style. They are used to floppers always down on their knees for every shot.

And by senior hockey players, I mean some of the best amateurs around. In Canada after you are finished junior, AHL, ECHL, even NHL, senior hockey is where people go to play competitive hockey. You can play ASHL A, which means you play late at night to the echo of the puck and no fans. Or you play senior, as I did many years ago in my 20's, where you play in small towns outside the big cities and have 200-500 local fans in the stands, and sometimes you get to watch the fights in the stands..! Old time hockey! Small town hockey! An example is the Qu'Appelle Valley Highway Hockey League here in Saskatchewan.

Anyway, my point is, I do not know if a pad slider would experience problems due to the motions and mechanics of pad sliding. If you are a pad slider speak up.

Also, my boss at work knows 2 people that also had anterior hip replacements. She said they apparently both experienced significant pain and swelling. They were on pain relievers, anti-inflammatory's, swollen, had bruising, etc, etc. As previously described, I woke up with ZERO pain, ZERO swelling, ZERO problems. My boss says I am a unicorn.

I do point out the "gorgeous goalie body" my doctor had to deal with...!  So just sharing there are other poorer outcomes after the surgery and not sure if my experience would be your experience...

I will also say I was pretty religious about my post surgery exercises my physio therapist gave me. Yes they do help.

Summer hockey has started again, and I am playing weekly as usual.

That is my update. Hope all my notes help some others through their surgery and recovery.

Mark.

[BiffBadass]

SaskTel Provincial Hockey tournament was back on again this year!

[Gump]

I had my anterior hip replacement 4 months ago. Appears to be successful so far.  I am able to walk 4-5 miles without pain.  Have tightness in muscle area around incision - which I guess can be expected only 4 months out. Lifting knee straight up is what needs work.  Going to PT and gym religiously.

Feel like I am on good path to be back in net by September (7 months post surgery) when season starts.

Feel like other than tightness around incision, I could play now, but don't want to be totally stupid....just goalie stupid.

(PS) Also had significant shoulder surgery too Dec 2022 (2 months prior to hip replacement) Like I said - just goalie stupid.

Gump - 61 years old - whatever it takes to get back.

[FIFTY-SIX]

On 6/19/2023 at 10:30 AM, Gump said:

I had my anterior hip replacement 4 months ago. Appears to be successful so far.  I am able to walk 4-5 miles without pain.  Have tightness in muscle area around incision - which I guess can be expected only 4 months out. Lifting knee straight up is what needs work.  Going to PT and gym religiously.

Feel like I am on good path to be back in net by September (7 months post surgery) when season starts.

Feel like other than tightness around incision, I could play now, but don't want to be totally stupid....just goalie stupid.

(PS) Also had significant shoulder surgery too Dec 2022 (2 months prior to hip replacement) Like I said - just goalie stupid.

Gump - 61 years old - whatever it takes to get back.

@GumpAfter my right, anterior approach, Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) on March 5, 2020, I was cleared and ready to get back in net in 6 months.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was not on the ice regularly until 10 months post-op.  Without significant preoperative deconditioning (as seen in folks older than me), I thought recovery was easy.  I was actually disappointed that my post-op ROM was not better than pre-op, given the removal of all that disease.  Keep up the stretching to maximize ROM, minimize scarring.  FIFTY-SIX (OP, age 59).

[FIFTY-SIX]

On 2/13/2022 at 2:32 PM, BiffBadass said:

Hi guys,

I am 57 years old and just got both hip replaced 2 days ago at the same time using the anterior procedure. Discharged the next day and now at home looking for advice on return to play.

Like a number of people here, I have been playing goal forever since I was about 7 years old. I played on multiple teams at the same time, played senior here in Saskatchewan, organized and played summer hockey for years, and run our men's team in the winter. I have also been chairman of the SaskTel provincial hockey tournament multiple times (the major telco here in Sask).

In fact just before Covid and before my hips ground to a halt, I won the 37th Annual SaskTel Provincial Hockey Tournament, And I am one of only 3 remaining players that played in the original event (which we won). So like all of you, I consider myself to be a high performance athlete!! 

Anyway, I am interested in some of the timelines people had for return to play. Can some people share what timelines they experienced for various stages in their rehab.

Month x - Walker

Month x - Crutches

Month x - Cane

Month x - Bicycling or similar

Month x - Just skating

Month x - Pads on doing some drops, etc

Month x - Part games

Month x - Full play

Or any other stage you think should be included in here.

 

There does not appear to be much advice out there for return to play in high impact sports, which I think men's beer league is not that high impact, but the doctor's do classify it as such.

Anyway, any information would be welcomed.

Thanks.

Mark.

@BiffBadass:  With bilateral THAs, you are a BADASS unicorn.  But in answer to your questions...

With my right anterior THA 2020...

Walker: POD#1, x1 day

Crutches: none

Cane: POD#2, x1 day

Walking unaided: POD#3

Back to work : 2 weeks

Just skating:  6 months

Full play:  10 months (delayed by COVID-19)

ASSUMING YOUR SURGEON WILL EVEN CLEAR YOU TO RETURN TO THE CREASE, 6 months.

FIFTY-SIX

[FIFTY-SIX]

@BiffBadass

Answer to your questions...

With my right anterior THA 2020...

Walker: POD#1, x1 day

Crutches: none

Cane: POD#2, x1 day

Walking unaided: POD#3

Back to work : 2 weeks

Just skating:  6 months

Full play:  10 months (delayed by COVID-19)

ASSUMING YOUR SURGEON WILL EVEN CLEAR YOU TO RETURN TO THE CREASE, 6 months.

FIFTY-SIX

[dean42mvg]

On 6/11/2023 at 11:04 PM, BiffBadass said:

So dean42mvg, how was the surgery and the recovery?

 

THANK you for asking !!

 

full recap [to this point] HERE:

 

 

[Gump]

At 61 back on the ice in September 2023.  Had hip replacement in Feb 23; Should surgery in January 23.  Hip is 100% fine.  No pain at all.  Don't even know I had it replaced.  Shoulder surgeries are nasty and take a long time to recover.

Surgeries I have had include: Shoulders 3x; 2 hips, Achilles, distal bicep, broken arm, ligament tear in hand, 

[Scythe]

On 6/17/2023 at 12:54 PM, BiffBadass said:

So, thought I would give a post full winter season update.

As posted a while ago, I started playing full time back in September. So was 8 months back to full time play. I played recreational all winter and played in our corporate hockey tournament as well. 3 ski trips as well. Fernie, Nakiska, Norquay.

Still feel like 110%. Zero pain. Zero problems. Completely back to normal.

Full disclosure. I taught my kid how to pad slide, but I learned to play goal way before that was a thing, and can't pad slide to save my life, or more importantly to save a goal! Some of the senior hockey players in my summer hockey are stymied by my "old goalie" style. They are used to floppers always down on their knees for every shot.

And by senior hockey players, I mean some of the best amateurs around. In Canada after you are finished junior, AHL, ECHL, even NHL, senior hockey is where people go to play competitive hockey. You can play ASHL A, which means you play late at night to the echo of the puck and no fans. Or you play senior, as I did many years ago in my 20's, where you play in small towns outside the big cities and have 200-500 local fans in the stands, and sometimes you get to watch the fights in the stands..! Old time hockey! Small town hockey! An example is the Qu'Appelle Valley Highway Hockey League here in Saskatchewan.

Anyway, my point is, I do not know if a pad slider would experience problems due to the motions and mechanics of pad sliding. If you are a pad slider speak up.

Also, my boss at work knows 2 people that also had anterior hip replacements. She said they apparently both experienced significant pain and swelling. They were on pain relievers, anti-inflammatory's, swollen, had bruising, etc, etc. As previously described, I woke up with ZERO pain, ZERO swelling, ZERO problems. My boss says I am a unicorn.

I do point out the "gorgeous goalie body" my doctor had to deal with...!  So just sharing there are other poorer outcomes after the surgery and not sure if my experience would be your experience...

I will also say I was pretty religious about my post surgery exercises my physio therapist gave me. Yes they do help.

Summer hockey has started again, and I am playing weekly as usual.

That is my update. Hope all my notes help some others through their surgery and recovery.

Mark.

There are 2 drop-ins that I attend when I can get in. One has a lot of young guys who claim to be ... cough AAA ... and the other is a parents/coaches skate.

The parents/coaches one is so much better. They all actually try and most of them are really good. 

[Chris]

Had my right hip replaced in June, 2023. Both Knee's replaced  in the past 10 years and will be starting up in goal again here in November. If you work hard in rehab and love playing, go for it. I'm 61 and not ready to give it up yet. Peace out!

[keeperton]

Reading these threads has been pretty important and helpful to me. I'm looking at possibly needing to get my left hip resurfaced here, but my doctors and I don't yet know what's truly wrong (I'm suspecting it's labral tears).

[FIFTY-SIX]

On 10/24/2023 at 5:39 PM, keeperton said:

Reading these threads has been pretty important and helpful to me. I'm looking at possibly needing to get my left hip resurfaced here, but my doctors and I don't yet know what's truly wrong (I'm suspecting it's labral tears).

Obviously, a definitive diagnosis is step #1.  Good luck.

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[Cool Runnings]

Surgeon here in RI is a BHR (Birmingham Hip Resurfacing) specialist and it seemed like the way to go instead of a total hip.  Already had a hip scope years ago but the arthritis is too much for it to help much.  One of the selling points was what you can do after and even some pros got it, with the specific mention of Backstrom.  Well....latest news seems like the BHR didn't actually work.  A little nervous about what to do now.