What does recovery look like after hip arthroscopy surgery?

Hip arthroscopy repairs the labrum back to the socket, reshapes the bump of bone that was pinching it, and closes the capsule. The incisions are small, but the recovery is a real one: the first month is about protecting the shaved bone and the healing capsule, and the months after that are about getting the muscles around the hip strong again. Most people feel okay at six weeks, pretty good at three months, and really good at five to six months. The roadmap below walks through each stage. If you have already had surgery, enter your surgery date and it will show you which stage you are in and what comes next.

The roadmap covers the standard four-week crutch protocol and the six-week version used when extra cartilage work or a larger bone reshaping was done. It explains the reason behind each of the early restrictions and answers the practical questions: the brace, the CPM machine, sleeping, sitting, showering, driving, work, and when you can run again.