great to hear that ! I had my right side done in april, I am experience skier buy a bit scared to go to the slopes again....I had both of my hips replaced approximately three years ago using an anterior approach and an excellent surgeon. I was skiing approximately five months postop with no issues whatsoever.
I did! Not sure I would next month though. I know from experience how nervous I can be skiing post surgery. Will stick to blues and reds, which a already on the steep side in St Anton!do you do blacks?
Welcome! I demo'd the BP88 @145cm a couple seasons ago. I'm 5'0" (152cm), over 60, advanced, and my all-mountain skis that are 85 underfoot are 159cm. So mid-150 length would be fine for you. The instructors at Taos, which is famous for bumps, tend to prefer shorter skis for easier turns.Happy new year to you all and especially my fellow hippies! I’m 48 and had my hip replaced 5 months ago. My annual ski trip is approaching (mid Feb) and I’m both excited and nervous. I’ve had hip scopes to both hips in The past 4 years and have skied afterwards on my Head Absolute Joys. I’m only 158 myself and have been skiing on 158cm. Thinking of going a bit shorter for manoeuvrability (say 155). Will mainly stay on piste maybe dabble around the edges so I will go for a wider ski.
Contenders are Black Pearl 88 or 82 or Atomic Vantage 86. I won’t be able to demo as I’m in London and the mountains are in Austria!!
Grateful for any feedback for those who have tried these skis ( especially comments re grip / edge control)
Anyone have experience of getting back on the slopes after a (anterior) hip replacement? Especially keen to hear recovery times and stories!
I've read several stories of people who skied after hip replacement. Skied with a man in his 70s at a destination resort who had both hips done and a partial knee replacement. He's still most definitely an advanced skier who is skiing far more than just groomers.
Interesting . . . found a study done in 2000 comparing two groups, one group participated in alpine or cross-country skiing after recovery and the other didn't. After the 10 year followup, the conclusion was that "Our findings, combined with the results of previously-published biomechanical studies, do not provide any evidence that controlled alpine and/ or cross-country skiing has a negative effect on the acetabular or femoral component of hip replacements. The results of the biomechanical studies indicate, however, that it is advantageous to avoid short-radius turns on steep slopes or moguls."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10919294
Per usual, every medical situation is somewhat unique. So recovery time and how much skiing can happen afterwards depends on the individual patient's PT process and tolerance for risk. But for someone who is at least a solid intermediate skier, returning to the slopes seems like a reasonable goal.
I know it is late, but I love, love, love the Black Pearl 88. I'm having my hip done this summer and uncertain whether I will be able to ski. I have no patience on the blues and love the short parallel turns (not good for the hips). I'm encouraged by the experience of the other Diva's thank you to all.Welcome! I demo'd the BP88 @145cm a couple seasons ago. I'm 5'0" (152cm), over 60, advanced, and my all-mountain skis that are 85 underfoot are 159cm. So mid-150 length would be fine for you. The instructors at Taos, which is famous for bumps, tend to prefer shorter skis for easier turns.
After knee rehab (popped an ACL doing something unrelated to skiing and didn't do surgery), I was on shorter skis during the first season. Was back on my usual length all-mountain skis by the end of the season.
I read this article as well, al all I do are short-radius turns. I learned 60 years ago, when taught to keep your skis together and my turns control my speed. I will hap hip replacement this summer, which I guess means no skiing in 2021 (if resorts open).
What I've learned as my ski buddy make adjustments to his technique in the last few years is that with the current design of skis, it's possible to ski with much less effort. However, it requires making a commitment to enough lessons with very experienced instructors to learn a slightly different stance. My ski buddy was an advanced/expert skier in high school. He was in his 60s when we started doing semi-private lessons together at destination resorts. I'd learned how to get recommendations for really good instructors, often people who were old enough to know how to make parallel turns on straight skis. It took a couple seasons, but once he started to feel the difference he was eager to keep learning more.Each year after our annual ski trip, my hip bothered me, but I could always work it back with massage and an excellent chiropractor. I run and thought that was running that put stress son my hips. This year I skied quite a bit in Austria and Canada and I have not recovered, cannot run or even ride my bike. Doctors think I need a total hip replacement. After a little research, I'm worried that it was the skiing that put the pressure on my hip, not the running. I'm 63 and look forward to our annual trip to the alps, but will be devastated if I can't ski.