Are there any dislocated hip resurfacers out there?

[Guest guest]

Is there anyone in the group who has had a resurfacing following a

dislocated hip? ie. the femural head being forced through the

acetabulum.

This happened to me in a road traffic accident and having had my

pelvis reconstructed my hip almost immediately completely seized up

with heterotopic ossification(ectopic bone formation) leaving me

completely unable to walk without crutches or a very short distance

with a stick. My OS here in the UK told me there was nothing he

could do and was concerned the head may die(AVN)in which case he

would fuse the hip together!!

Obviously I was devastated.

Since then I found Dr De Smet's site and after I read his

publication on heterotopic ossification I contacted him and sent him

my x-rays. He thinks I probably also have OA and now suddenly I'm

nearly 6 weeks away from becoming a fellow surfacehippy. Everything

I have heard about the good doctor gives me hope but obviously I've

got worries.

Has anyone in the group had any similar experience?, from the

messages I have read so far I seem to be a bit of a rare case.

Any comments appreciated.

Linton