Posted by jedi on May 1, 2010, at 19:32:16
In reply to Re: MAOI replacement options/Jedi/Bulldog, posted by stargazer2 on May 1, 2010, at 19:02:40
Hi SG2,
Actually I had a procedure called a Birmingham Hip Resurfacing. It was needed because of advanced bone on bone arthritis. One surgeon wanted me to wait as long as I could before having a THR. The BHR is done on younger, more active patients, who may wear out a THR in their lifetime. It conserves the neck and most of the femoral head. This makes the procedure more technical since there is less room to position the acetabular component, and this is the most critical part of the operation. The procedure has only been FDA approved in the US since 2006, but my surgeon has done over 1500 of the operations, starting with the earlier product of the early 80's. The current BHR components are metal on metal cobalt/chromium alloy. I'm crossing my fingers that I made the right decision. I'm about 3.5 weeks out and walking fairly good. It was major/major surgery. Anyone want a pic, just babble-mail me.
Take care,
Jedi> Hi there...just curious...you both had THR's, what was the reason...osteo, injury? It has become such a common procedure for so many. I worked in Boston and took care of the first THR's there, in the 70's. Before the THR they did a girdlestone procedure which was removing the hip joint, boy have we come a long way since then.
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> Hip hip hooray, had to throw that out..it just popped into my brain, which is another story.
Jedi
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