Revision of resurfacing to THR

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this group but have been a member of Surfacehippy and

Hipsrus for a while.

I had a left hip resurface in April this year with a Depuy ASR. All

went well until 4 months post op, then I started to get problems

with stiffness and groin pain to the extent that I am now

considerably more disabled than I was pre op!

Due to the UK NHS system i have not been able to get back to see the

consultant who did the op but have only been seen by doctors via the

A & E dept of one local hospital who are not familiar with the

prosthesis. The local Physiotherapist has also refused to continue

to treat me as she doesn't know anything about resurfacing and is

not confident!

Dr Bala on Surfacehippy very kindly agreed to look at my xrays. He

thinks that I may have AVN and that the solution would be revision

to Metal on Metal THR.

Is there anyone else out there who has had resurfaceing revised to

THR?

Can anyone with a MoM tell me how restricting this prosthesis is - I

am now 56 but would love to return to competitive horse riding (show

jumping and Le Trec) and sailing.

Also, what is the recovery time for a MoM revision - I used most of

my paid sick leave for the resurfacing and only have about 4 weeks

left plus 3 weeks paid holiday, making 7 weeks in total before i

would have to return to work.

i would be very grateful for any info.

Thanks

[Guest guest]

: there are some folks on here who have gone from resurfacing to

THP. At your age, I would think that you would be able to come back

within several weeks. However, that would depend on your surgeon, and

how much more surgery he has to do. My husband was 54 when he had his

hip replaced, he was out of the hospital in 32 hours after surgery,

walking w/ a cane, up/down stairs. He is at the far end of the spectrum

for recovery, most take a bit longer. MOM is very stable, and you

should be able to return to your previous activities, but not until you

have gotten really good strength back, and your surgeon releases you.

Many of the members of this list have returned to horseback riding,

although, I don't know if they have competed, and jumping is a bit more

strenuous than over flat land. I am not familiar w/ " Le Trek " , is it

similar to cross country or 3 day eventing? My daughter used to do

that. Good luck,

Marilyn

andrea587321 wrote:

> Hi everyone,

>

> I'm new to this group but have been a member of Surfacehippy and

> Hipsrus for a while.

>

> I had a left hip resurface in April this year with a Depuy ASR. All

> went well until 4 months post op, then I started to get problems

> with stiffness and groin pain to the extent that I am now

> considerably more disabled than I was pre op!

>

> Due to the UK NHS system i have not been able to get back to see the

> consultant who did the op but have only been seen by doctors via the

> A & E dept of one local hospital who are not familiar with the

> prosthesis. The local Physiotherapist has also refused to continue

> to treat me as she doesn't know anything about resurfacing and is

> not confident!

>

> Dr Bala on Surfacehippy very kindly agreed to look at my xrays. He

> thinks that I may have AVN and that the solution would be revision

> to Metal on Metal THR.

>

> Is there anyone else out there who has had resurfaceing revised to

> THR?

>

> Can anyone with a MoM tell me how restricting this prosthesis is - I

> am now 56 but would love to return to competitive horse riding (show

> jumping and Le Trec) and sailing.

>

> Also, what is the recovery time for a MoM revision - I used most of

> my paid sick leave for the resurfacing and only have about 4 weeks

> left plus 3 weeks paid holiday, making 7 weeks in total before i

> would have to return to work.

>

> i would be very grateful for any info.

> Thanks

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, my wife had a BHR resurfaced left hip fail 2.25 years post op due

to avascular necrosis (AVN). It was revised in Aptil 2009 to a large ball metal

on metal hip with a cementless titanium stem, using the same pelvic socket as

had been used for the BHR. Her recovery has been MUCH slower this time, but

part of that might be due to the TKR she had in Mar 2009. The only restricted

activity her surgeon imposed was no jogging. You should ask your surgeon, but

after healing, I do not think horseback riding would be prohibited... she is

specifically allowed yoga, pilates, skiing (hard falling is discouraged) and any

other activity that does not result in repetitive high impact.

Now, in her case (67 years old now) her endurance is not what it was yet, she

walks 2.8 miles every other day, at the end her gait is less perfect (a bit of a

limp and a bit of " toe in " on the left foot.

She is no where NEAR the capability now she had 9 months after the BHR, but

neither the JOINT nor the restrictions are responsible, it is rebuilding muscles

too long atrophied by adapting to the pain in her knee AND hip as it failed. It

IS much harder to recover lost muscles as we age too, so perhaps the 2.25 years

greater age is involved too.

We wonder what type of resurfacing you had, what failure mode occurred, and how

long after the original resurfacing the failure was noted.

HTH,

Barrie &

L BHR Dec 2006, R TKR Mar 2009, L THR revision April 2009, All Dr Snyder

>

> Hi All,

>

> Is there anyone out there who has had this done - I am scheduled for it

tomorrow week and have bad cold feet! Would love to hear from anyone else in

this situation.

>

> Also, i am terrified that I may not be able to horse ride again after the op -

my resurfacing may have had its problems but it didn't restrict my activities!

Does anyone out the with a THR ride horses?

>

> Thanks

>

>