Hip replacement, when it's the right answer
When is it time for a hip replacement?
Hip replacement is usually considered when arthritis or osteonecrosis causes pain that limits walking, sleep and daily activities despite several months of therapy, medication and injections, and X-rays confirm significant joint damage. Age alone does not decide it. Most patients walk the same day and return to everyday activities within 6 to 12 weeks.
A new hip makes sense once arthritis has moved past what therapy, medication and injections can fix. Dr. Stride performs hip replacements for these patients, including many who come in for a second opinion after being told they need a new hip. The approach, the setting and the timeline are planned around your hip, your health and the life you want to get back to, from pickleball to keeping up with the grandkids.
Written and medically reviewed by Dr. Stride, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeonLast reviewed October 2026
What this includes
Total Hip Replacement
Total hip replacement replaces the worn ball and socket of an arthritic hip with a metal, ceramic and medical-grade plastic implant.
Read more →ReplacementAnterior Hip Replacement
Anterior hip replacement is a total hip replacement performed through an incision at the front of the hip, working between muscles instead of detaching them.
Read more →ReplacementOutpatient Hip Replacement
Outpatient hip replacement is a total hip replacement where the patient goes home the same day, typically within hours of surgery.
Read more →ReplacementHip Resurfacing
Hip resurfacing is an arthritis surgery that caps the ball of the femur instead of removing it, and lines the socket with an implant.
Read more →ReplacementRevision Hip Replacement
Revision hip replacement is a surgery that removes and replaces some or all parts of a previous hip replacement.
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Hip pain these treatments help
Pain in the Front of the Hip and Groin
Front of hip and groin pain usually comes from inside the hip joint itself.
Causes & treatment →Hip pain · symptomIs It Your Hip or Your Back?
Hip joint pain is usually felt in the groin or front of the thigh and flares with putting on socks or getting out of a car.
Causes & treatment →Hip pain · symptomHip Stiffness and Loss of Motion
A stiff hip is most often caused by hip osteoarthritis, which reduces rotation and makes socks, shoes and getting out of a car harder.
Causes & treatment →Hip pain · symptomHip Pain at Night
Hip pain at night is most often caused by greater trochanteric pain syndrome, where lying on the side compresses the gluteal tendons, or by hip osteoarthritis, which can ache at rest as it advances.
Causes & treatment →Hip pain · symptomHip Pain When Walking
Hip pain when walking is most often caused by hip osteoarthritis, which brings a groin ache and a limp, or by gluteal tendinopathy, which causes outer hip pain.
Causes & treatment →Hip pain · symptomPain After Hip Replacement
Pain after hip replacement is normal for the first several weeks and usually fades steadily over about 3 months.
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