Hip resurfaced vs Replacement

[Guest guest]

I have a son-in-law that needs his hip done. The Doctor he saw suggested

resurfacing as he is 43? or so. I wondered if anyone here did a resurfacing or

had any information about it. I know some of you youngsters here have had hips

done. Would you recommend it? He has to have something done. He can hardly

walk.

He and his wife are getting a couple of opinions. Someone he talked to who is

young and had his hip replaced, said he had a hard time finding anyone to

replace because of his age.

Thanks,

Donna R

[Guest guest]

Donna, I had my first hip replacement at 37 years, Hip resurfacing wasn't an

option when I had mine done.

-- Hip resurfaced vs Replacement

I have a son-in-law that needs his hip done. The Doctor he saw suggested

resurfacing as he is 43? or so. I wondered if anyone here did a resurfacing

or had any information about it. I know some of you youngsters here have

had hips done. Would you recommend it? He has to have something done. He

can hardly walk.

He and his wife are getting a couple of opinions. Someone he talked to who

is young and had his hip replaced, said he had a hard time finding anyone to

replace because of his age.

Thanks,

Donna R

[Guest guest]

Thanks,

Donna R

Hip resurfaced vs Replacement

I have a son-in-law that needs his hip done. The Doctor he saw suggested

resurfacing as he is 43? or so. I wondered if anyone here did a resurfacing

or had any information about it. I know some of you youngsters here have

had hips done. Would you recommend it? He has to have something done. He

can hardly walk.

He and his wife are getting a couple of opinions. Someone he talked to who

is young and had his hip replaced, said he had a hard time finding anyone to

replace because of his age.

Thanks,

Donna R

[Guest guest]

Hip resurfacing is normally only an option for younger people and

normally men who still have sufficient cartilage left. I lost out on

all three counts

If you have the option then it is worth going for. The operation

preserves bone stock so a hip replacement is still a fairly

straightforward option at a latter time.

There is also less risk of a post-op dislocation

The possible down side is that they are metal on metal and therefore

there is some risk of metal ions shedding - this may account for the

earlier than expected need for revision surgery in many cases.

On 30/01/2011 17:50, Donna Rae wrote:

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> Thanks,

>

> Donna R

>

> Hip resurfaced vs Replacement

>

> I have a son-in-law that needs his hip done. The Doctor he saw suggested

> resurfacing as he is 43? or so. I wondered if anyone here did a

> resurfacing

> or had any information about it. I know some of you youngsters here have

> had hips done. Would you recommend it? He has to have something done. He

> can hardly walk.

>

> He and his wife are getting a couple of opinions. Someone he talked to who

> is young and had his hip replaced, said he had a hard time finding

> anyone to

> replace because of his age.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Donna R

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You might check out this website

http://www.surfacehippy.info/

They also have a discussion group -- info on that on the website.

Peace

Jackie

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On Jan 30, 2011, at 10:30 AM, Pamela <pamela@...> wrote:

> Hip resurfacing is normally only an option for younger people and

> normally men who still have sufficient cartilage left. I lost out on

> all three counts

> If you have the option then it is worth going for. The operation

> preserves bone stock so a hip replacement is still a fairly

> straightforward option at a latter time.

> There is also less risk of a post-op dislocation

> The possible down side is that they are metal on metal and therefore

> there is some risk of metal ions shedding - this may account for the

> earlier than expected need for revision surgery in many cases.

>

> On 30/01/2011 17:50, Donna Rae wrote:

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Donna R

> >

> > Hip resurfaced vs Replacement

> >

> > I have a son-in-law that needs his hip done. The Doctor he saw suggested

> > resurfacing as he is 43? or so. I wondered if anyone here did a

> > resurfacing

> > or had any information about it. I know some of you youngsters here have

> > had hips done. Would you recommend it? He has to have something done. He

> > can hardly walk.

> >

> > He and his wife are getting a couple of opinions. Someone he talked to who

> > is young and had his hip replaced, said he had a hard time finding

> > anyone to

> > replace because of his age.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Donna R

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks Pam and Jackie. I really appreciate the info.

Donna R

Hip resurfaced vs Replacement

>

> I have a son-in-law that needs his hip done. The Doctor he saw suggested

> resurfacing as he is 43? or so. I wondered if anyone here did a

> resurfacing

> or had any information about it. I know some of you youngsters here have

> had hips done. Would you recommend it? He has to have something done. He

> can hardly walk.

>

> He and his wife are getting a couple of opinions. Someone he talked to who

> is young and had his hip replaced, said he had a hard time finding

> anyone to

> replace because of his age.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Donna R

>

>

>

>

>