Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Hello All, My name is Sam, I'm a 26 year old pediatric nurse in Los Angeles. I have bilater hip dysplasia diagnosed at age 16. I had a left hip periacetabular osteotomy in May 1994 and then the right hip in Dec 1994. In the Fall of 2002 I began to have increased pain in my right hip and saw an OS who said I had bursitis. I did a lot of resting, ice and anti-inflammatories and then once the symptoms got better I did a lot of PT. Even though I've continued the PT and have decreased my work load (I used to work 12 hour night shift on a very busy Pediatric ICU, and I now work 8 hour shifts as an IV/PICC nurse on days) I began to have increased pain in the last 6 months. I saw Dr. Beaulet here in LA and I have a torn labrum with an area of ulceration in the right hip he also said the femur head is large and egg shaped with a short neck. I haven't seen him since I had the CT with arthrogram contrast (I'm scheduled to july 9th). I was wondering if anyone could tell me more about the Metal covers for the femur head. Apparently my acetabulum are in good shape and are providing very good coverage. I know I need surgery but I know very little about the femur surgeries and of course have a million questions! thanks, Sam sammiewam@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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