Most MRI exams for hip pain take about 45 minutes. âMRI can also be important in diagnosing a hip fracture that is not clearly visible on X-ray or CT scan,â says Dr. Saboeiro. âFor example, a patient may fracture a hip and, despite some pain, may not be severely disabled by the injury.
Depending on your surgery, your chest incision may extend through layers of skin, muscle and bone. Your skin should be healed by the time of discharge, your breastbone should take six to eight weeks, and your scar should fade in approximately six months to one year.
1 doctor weighed in: How long can staples stay on a surgery incision? 1 doctor weighed in Want a second opinion? Staples can stay on the incision long after the incision is healed. If the area is kept from infection and not irritated from movement of the staples they can stay in indefinitely. This is not needed. There is min discomfort with removal and they can and generally are taken out with healing of the wound.