questions, comments for Wannie/Jan and all

June 29, 2004

Hi Jan,

I'm glad that you shared your story with us. I think most of us want to

know the down side as well as the success stories, as it helps us learn and

be better prepared. I'm really sorry you had such a tough time with the

resurface, but glad things are going well for you now.

In your post you said that AVN occurs in 1 out of 1000 cases of surface

replacements. That gave me a start because I was thinking I read somewhere

it was 1 out of 10,000. Did your surgeon tell you this? 1 out of 1000

doesn't seem like such good odds. Also you said your surgeon told you that

if the femoral device was loose he thought he could fix it without giving

you a THR. I have never heard of that being possible, and thought once the

thing was loose, it had to be revised to a THR. It would be good to know if

this is can be done. Anyone else heard of this?

I'm also wondering about small boned women being more prone to AVN

after surgery. I'm 5'2 " , and my bone stock in the hip was soft from

inactivity. It's been three years since my surgery, so I guess I don't have

to be concerned about AVN from the surgery, but wonder if it could still

occur down the road. Has anyone else heard that small-boned women are at

greater risk? Actually I'm glad I didn't hear that before my surgery or I

probably would have worried! I'm thinking that it probably depends a lot on

the surgeon's skill whether AVN develops or not. Another reason to find the

very best surgeon you can.

Hope you continue to improve and enjoy your life with your new hip!

Best,

Heidi

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