# Is it time for a hip replacement?

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-a-hip-replacement/1030282/56 "2026-08-06T15:00:57Z")

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> [@bobsmom101](#):
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> UPDATE: Surgery scheduled for Aug 21, with a surgeon who does anterior approach using the Hana split table. According to the documents the hospital (UCDMC) handed me, they give you a walker at the door and you walk out under your own power, usually the same day. Wow.

Good choice, and best of luck. I posted **[here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-just-had-hip-replacement-surgery/1022324)** about my son having hip replacement surgery at a relatively young age, and it was the anterior approach, which as you indicated is less invasive and leads to faster recovery than the posterior method.

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