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Posted on 11/24/2008 5:31:37 PM PST by Kimmers
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State coach Joe Paterno had successful hip replacement surgery Sunday, a day after the Nittany Lions clinched the Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl. The 81-year-old coach was expected to get back on his feet Monday following the procedure at Mount Nittany Medical Center, the team said in a statement. Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli, the school's director of athletic medicine, led the surgical team.
Joe Paterno expects to recover in time for the Rose Bowl and reiterated after Saturday's game that he intends to return in 2009. "Dr. Sebastianelli reports that all objectives were accomplished and that Paterno is resting comfortably and anxious to get home," the statement said. Paterno is expected to resume coaching on Dec. 1, when players return to school following Thanksgiving break. He said Saturday after the 49-18 win over Michigan State that he planned to return in 2009. It was the Hall of Famer's 383rd career win, most among major college coaches. Paterno suffered his injury while demonstrating an onside kick two days before the season opener on Aug. 30 against Coastal Carolina. He spent the first three games pacing the sideline in his familiar khakis and black sneakers, though the pain appeared to get worse after coaching on the artificial turf of the Carrier Dome in a Sept. 13 win at Syracuse.
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There are some great advancements in this surgery and a general orthopedist is not the best choice for this one.....I hope Joe does ok
I can’t believe Joe is 81. I swore about and down it would never happen to me but, I’m getting old. I have a sudden urge to call young people “whippersnappers”.
He will coach that team from the grave...
Well considering he had an sports medicine doc replace his hip and if this info comes from that same doc. This doc really has no idea what he is talking about.....
There are too many orthopedists doing surgery they are not qualified to do....
LOL. Betcha he makes it :)
While I am a Buckeye, I wish JoePa the very best in recovery....and many more years of coaching.
Hip replacements are a standard procedure for any competent orthopedic surgeon.A "sports medicine" label on an orthopedic practice is more of a marketing ploy than anything else.My guess is that this prediction might be wishful thinking by the patient and/or his employer.
My wife ,73, had hip replacement in June
He was in a rehab center 3 days later and walking with a walker through the hallways
She stayed there 2 weeks and then came home
We went for walks in the evening with her walker and out to eat
After 3 more weeks she went to a cane
That lasted about 3 more weeks then the cane was gone
So eight weeks then walking without aid but still a hitch in her stride
Now 5 months after surgery a barely noticeable hitch
Doc says 1 year for perfectly normal stride
A new procedure was used and only a 5 inch incision
And BTW...I'm also a good deal younger than your wife....so it sounds like she's either doing quite well or I'm not doing so well. ;-)
One of my dear friends just had a hip replacement surgery here in Houston. They went in from the front, instead of the side and she was up the next day. They said she would not even need rehab. Interesting new type of surgery apparently.
My surgery was at one of the big Boston hospitals.The surgeon was using some sort of new gadget that's hooked up to a computer that calculates,during the surgery,the exact angles,etc for the implants.It was said that this computer makes much more precise calculations which result in faster healing.I went straight home on the third day and had outpatient PT after that.
Get Will soon, JoePa!!!
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