Thread: New Hip anyone?
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Old Mon Jan 10, 2011, 06:17pm
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp View Post
I know of a couple of umpires who have had hip replacements. The recovery is long, but they're back on the field and doing well. It's a common issue among umpires and referees.

Get lots of opinions. I'd rather spend $200 on opinions and know what I'm getting into than to spend nothing at all and go in blindly.
I've heard just the opposite, that the recovery isn't as long as a knee. Maybe it all depends on what you are going to do afterwards.
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