Celaine ceramic components

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I have a ceramic on ceramic hip and its 16 years old. All original nothing

changed as yet.

-- Re: ceramic components

I would love to compare notes, but after three months I still have not been

told what they gave me. We discussed prior to surgery a couple options, but

after my last appt I still forgot to ask him what I got. Hmmmm

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 9:19 PM, ckb_p <ckb_p@...> wrote:

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> hello friends~

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> im facing another THR next week, after a previous THR and then a revision

> due to metallosis and failure of the Biomet M2M all metal hip joint.

> this time the surgeon is planning to use a acetabular piece with screws

> into the

> pelvis the first time around, and is considering using a ceramic ball with

> a metal

> stem, plastic liner and metal cup with screws.

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> wondering what your input is regarding the ceramic ball??? have many of

you

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> experience with this combination of parts?? or simply with ceramic pieces

> at all....

> seems like a wise move, since my body certainly had a reaction to the all

> metal

> implant, to use less metal this time, not sure the other pro's or

> con's.....

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> love to hear your wisdom and advice...

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> fondly

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> celaine

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