Re: Question on Leg Legnth

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At 03:23 AM 5/9/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>The current resurfacing components are matched pairs and offer litte

>ability to adjust leg legnth. Is anyone out there being told that

>leg legnth can be adressed with this proceedure?

Depends on why the leg length is different in the first place. I had a 2.5

cm difference corrected by resurfacing. My left femur had begun a

migration up the side of my pelvis somewhere within the ten years prior to

my resurfacings. By putting the acetabular component where it should have

been originally, I got a perfectly matched set. If the legs are uneven for

other reasons, it is easier to correct with THR than resurfacing. On the

other hand, it is also easier with THR to have a leg length discrepancy

post-op where there was none before. Happened to my aunt, and she was NOT

happy!

Cindy

C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01