# Is it time for a hip replacement? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 21, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-a-hip-replacement/1030282 "2026-05-21T14:13:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 35
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-a-hip-replacement/1030282/35 "2026-05-31T16:53:58Z")
> [@bobsmom101](#): > > The earlier threads on this topic are all more than 20 years old, so I thought I’d start a new one. No, not all … > [@My son just had hip replacement surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-just-had-hip-replacement-surgery/1022324): > > My son had hip replacement surgery yesterday, which naturally had me in fits of worry, both about the surgery and the recovery process. It’s pretty much the most major surgery anyone in the immediate family has had in recent memory. I was having fits when, hours after the surgery, he was still in recovery and not back in his room. Fortunately, mostly due to the efforts of his mother, it was done by probably the top orthopedic surgeon in the country. They used a process called the anterior ap… FTR, my son had a pretty rapid recovery and is doing great. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-a-hip-replacement/1030282)._