New member- dis located new hip

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I was a member of this group 3 years ago. Suni, until I read your message

describing the cluncking and then the " subluxation " of your hip, I didn't know

how to relate what my hip/leg what was doing! I " googled " subluxtion and for

the past 3 years that is exactly what my right hip has been doing!!!

I had had my right hip replaced(metal/metal). I, like Suni, have had clucking &

the subluxation of the right hip. Although, unlike Suni, visits to many OS were

frustrating as they mostly refused to even touch my hip & my original OS won't

even see me any more!!

I just had my left hip replaced on 12/21/09. Just 2 days before my 6 week ck

up, I had just put my socks & slippers on, was getting ready to get up from the

chair, doing everything by the book, and dislocated the new hip. Luckily my

husband and 17y/o dd were home, and ambulance was called, and the hip was popped

back in under anethesia. I am now in a brace for 6 weeks.

SO AFRAID TO MOVE,

DEBI IN N. Wis.

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> > > Hi there

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> > > It's my first time here and I would like to know if anyone has experienced

the following or something similar and what they have done:

> > > 5 years ago I had a metal on metal THR;

> > > 1- it never felt right and has been getting more and more painful each

year. It clunks and " sub-luxes " very often and I can only walk 1 or 2 blocks

before the pain in the groin and on the side of the hip is too much. It feels

" unstable " inside.

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> > > one explanation is that my ligaments are too loose around the THR and do

not keep the ball tight to the cup.

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> > > and yes the leg got shorter after surgery meaning that there might be too

much " slack " for the ligaments and also I have always had flexible ligaments.

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> > > 2- now the results of metal on metal (for THR as well as resurfacing) are

coming out with the problem of metal sensitivity and resulting tumors in

adjacent tissues.

> > > the level of metal (cobalt and chromium) ions count in my blood is

extremely high.

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> > > SO my OS is recommending to re do the surgery for replacing the cup with a

plastic lined one, replacing the head with a slightly longer neck. If joint

still unstable after that (during the surgery) he will also remove the stem and

replace it with a longer one...

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> > > All this is a bit scary and I am wondering if anyone has any ideas or

information on this subject?

> > > thanks

> > > suni

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