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What Is The Recovery Time After A Hip And Knee Replacement Surgery?

Hi im looking into getting my knee and hip issues resolved finally, my family has put me to the task. I know that technology has changed sooooo much and the two questions that I have is how long is the recovery for hip and knee replacement and what is the general cost after insurance
Mon, 26 Feb 2018
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I really appreciate your concern, any major surgery (Orthopedic ) may take three to four weeks for healing if everything went uneventful else in case of complication healing phase may be lengthy depends upon the complication, beside this some factors are there that may interfere with healing process, like endocrine disease, age, immune system, hope this information helps.
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What Is The Recovery Time After A Hip And Knee Replacement Surgery?

HI Well come to HCM Thank for asking, I really appreciate your concern, any major surgery (Orthopedic ) may take three to four weeks for healing if everything went uneventful else in case of complication healing phase may be lengthy depends upon the complication, beside this some factors are there that may interfere with healing process, like endocrine disease, age, immune system, hope this information helps.