Re: Anyone have Protrusio Acetabulum or Otto Pelvis?

April 19, 2004

Hi Susie,

Did you try the Corin site.............??? And as is often suggested here

there seems to be some surgeons you can just email too who will answer that

question........ Dr De Smet being one........... even if you then seek a

surgeon closer to home.........

Edith

> It's time for me to seach once again for anyone who may have this

> diagnosis of mine. I would love to talk with someone who is

> experiencing problems because of this congenital disorder or someone

> who has already had surgery for it. Anyone out there? I'm hoping for

> a re-surface but don't even know if it's possible. Help! Susie

April 19, 2004

Hi Susie,

I didn't have this diagnosis before resurfacing, but I'm sure that if

you sent a recent x-ray of your hip(s) to any of the resurfacing surgeons

that they could tell you if you are a suitable candidate for this procedure.

Dr. De Smet (Belgium) has successfully resurfaced difficult patients that

had been refused by US surgeons. (See my earlier postings from today about

the Good Doctor!) Dr. Gross and Dr. Mont also have a lot of fans on this

site. I've talked with and corresponded with Lee Webb (Dr. Gross's surgical

nurse), and know that he, too, has done some difficult resurfacings, and

that their office codes this surgery as a THR. They have a very good track

record for getting insurance approval.

I seem to remember someone else posting about Protrusio Acetabulum

earlier this year. Have you checked the archives, looking for a thread about

this topic? It's quite possible that someone who posted several months ago

is no longer checking this site regularly. You might have to contact

him/her directly.

Hope this helps.

Przygoda

rBHR 3/3/04 De Smet

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Subject: Anyone have Protrusio Acetabulum or " Otto Pelvis " ?

> It's time for me to seach once again for anyone who may have this

> diagnosis of mine. I would love to talk with someone who is

> experiencing problems because of this congenital disorder or someone

> who has already had surgery for it. Anyone out there? I'm hoping for

> a re-surface but don't even know if it's possible. Help! Susie

>

April 21, 2004

Hi Susie,

I've been a silent reader on this wonderful site for sometime. I read

your post and did not immediately realise it's me you could be

talking to.

As I live in Germany my diagnosis has a different name but does

include 'protusio'. I did some research and I guess I have the same

problems you do. Anyway, to cut a long story short I'm having my

right hip resurfaced next week (Tuesday). My OS does not see any

problems. When I went to consult him about the possibilities in my

case he did not hesitate to suggest resurfacing. He seems to think

it's the only viable solution. I hope he keeps to that opinion when

he opens me up... All going well (which I'm convinced it will) I'll

be having the left side done towards the end of the year.

I'll be reading here until Friday. Then I'll be gone for a while.

I'll be in the hospital for approx. 2 weeks and then go straight on

to a rehab clinic afterwards. I will be there 3 or 4 weeks. That's

the way they do things here in Germany.

This is my first post here. I hope I got it right. I'd like to thank

all of you here. You have helped to convince me I'm doing the right

thing. Jill

> It's time for me to seach once again for anyone who may have this

> diagnosis of mine. I would love to talk with someone who is

> experiencing problems because of this congenital disorder or

someone

> who has already had surgery for it. Anyone out there? I'm hoping

for

> a re-surface but don't even know if it's possible. Help! Susie

April 21, 2004