Try waist leash though I have not try this setup in the surf.

Neil,
At 60 my had my left hip replaced last December with the super path method ,slowly worked back to fitness and hit the waves by early march
Back supping first then back into surfing and kite surfing , goofy footer and haven't put my leggie on any other leg than my left leg ever ,still use the left leg , would be a bit hesitant in bigger surf but so far so good.

I use a waist leash whenever the surf is big. They aren't as comfortable, but worn properly, they wont slip, reduce hold down times and drag distances, and guard against ligament tears. If I had a bad hip it would be the only leash I used.

i got a new hip 4 months ago .doc told me its stronger than the one i was born with etc.
been using a calf leggie on my other leg which is the front foot dosent seen to be any different .
ill go back to rear leg one i guess .

they want to chop my hip--i am resisting, trying to avoid--gonna have to give in some day

Good point about the release point but I had mine at the center of my back (hard to reach) so maybe side/hip location might work.

I have had my left hip replaced 2 weeks ago. I am walking better now than I was 2 weeks ago and finally am pain free. I would recommend having the operation as it is life changing. I was told by my surgeon not to surf or kite for one year as it takes this time for the bone to bond with the prosthetics. Staples come out tomorrow and hope to be swimming in a couple of weeks.

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DavidJohn said..

exiled said..
I use a waist leash whenever the surf is big. They aren't as comfortable, but worn properly, they wont slip, reduce hold down times and drag distances, and guard against ligament tears. If I had a bad hip it would be the only leash I used.

Just make sure when you fall the leash doesn't go between your legs in an awkward way because that's not a place you want a leash stretching out tight..

Has that actually happened to you? Because tension on the leash will almost always flip you over with a waist belt unless you try hard to fight it. You would have to get it between your legs and wrapped around one of them somehow to really be in trouble, in which case having the release point at your waist rather than having to grab at your ankle still puts you in a better spot.

Yeah it's happened to me with a waist belt. But it's mostly an issue if you are using a coiled leash that isn't very long. The guys surfing big waves with one are using straight leashes and they often tuck a good length of it in the belt loosely so that when they wipe out it will extend. So the type of leash and they way they use it is very different from downwinding. I like waist leashes for DW, but short coiled leashes are not great with them, and if you have the tie point on your hip rather than behind you, the belt can tend to get pulled round in a big wipeout, with the potential of making getting the belt off difficult. So you do have to give it some thought, and if you value your wedding tackle I'd suggest using a longer leash than you normally would. Unfortunately there aren't many 12ft or over coiled leashes on the market.

bearbusa said..
Neil,
At 60 my had my left hip replaced last December with the super path method ,slowly worked back to fitness and hit the waves by early march
Back supping first then back into surfing and kite surfing , goofy footer and haven't put my leggie on any other leg than my left leg ever ,still use the left leg , would be a bit hesitant in bigger surf but so far so good.

awesome ... Sounds like its good. Time for me to try
thanks

scott mckerc said..
No issues with having to stop anything since having titanium resurfaced hip joint 9 years ago.
Sup'd and windsurfed on it solidly with no issues. Always with leggie on that hip.
Best thing ever done.

I am encouraged by everones comme ts. Fantastic!!!

i'm having one done in august with the anterior incision method which seems to be the way to go. it will be interesting to see what the dr. says about recovery times seeming what has been said in this thread so far. the waist belt/leash sounds like a great idea so i'll be making one out of 2" webbing and a camloc i have in the shed

pete

thanks for that, it's the first time i've heard the term 'superpath' used so i've got a bit of googgling to do. my dr. knows i sup but i'll have a bit more of a talk to him about that. much appreciated information

pete

nice to hear of good experiences--they will cut mine some day--that's for sure

never hurts when i surf--hurts a touch, for the first time this year, when i ski---hurts badly when i spend a long day working round my house or my land--last time i put in a 10 hour day doing physical work (hucking down a massive fallen tree), something i enjoy, believe it or not, i was limping for 3 or 4 days

at this point there are motions i find when doing pilates or other stretches, where the hip literally clunks as it passes a certain position

efing knife scares me--anesthesia, infection, blah blah, i know, but ive seen some folk go from routine surgery to big misery

For anyone considering a hip replacement, my suggestion would be to at least look into hip resurfacing as an option. You will need to do your own research, since there are only a few surgeons in the world that specialize in it, and the ones that don't do this surgery will put it down. There were a couple of poorly designed brands that had poor results, and the learning curve for the surgeon can be pretty steep, so if you look at results for all surgeons, the results can be so-so. However, if you look at the results for the surgeons that specialize in this procedure, it looks pretty good. From my own research, I believe that if you intend to regularly pursue high impact sports without restrictions, resurfacing is a better way to go. If you are open to the idea, there is a web site at "surfacehippy.info" that is a good place to start your research. On that site there are a ton of links to various research reports and to doctors who specialize in this. I had mine done 9 years ago, and push it pretty hard almost every day with good results.

scott mckerc said..
Little update with my resurfaced hip from 7 years ago

Was singing praise before , but the last week has me changing my tune.

cobalt poisoing has eaten away the bone the cup was inserted into. (much more painful than any point before original replacment.)

replaced hip now needing a bone graft with a full ceramic/ titanium replacement.

Not ideal

Bummer..