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The Road to Recovery After a Hip Replacement

Dr Sureshan Sivananthan, Consultant Orthopaedic and Sports Surgeon, ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital | Assoc Prof Dr Ruslan Nazaruddin Simanjuntak, Consultant Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Surgeon, ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital

27-Sep-21 16:00

The Road to Recovery After a Hip Replacement

If you’ve just undergone a hip surgery, it’s normal to want to get back on your feet as soon as you can; in fact, you’re probably looking forward to resume as much of your usual daily activities as possible. But a hip replacement is a major surgery, and the recovery process can take time. So what can you do to make that process better, and what shouldn’t you do to avoid hampering your progress? Find out from Dr Sureshan Sivananthan, consultant orthopaedic and sports surgeon, and Assoc Prof Dr Ruslan Nazaruddin Simanjuntak, consultant orthopaedic and joint replacement surgeon, from ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital.

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek


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