Guest guest Posted October 27, 2002 Report Share Posted October 27, 2002 At 04:28 AM 10/27/2002 +0000, you wrote: >Well, I'm now only 10,000 messages from the end and have decided to >make contact now, rather than finish reading all the messages... LOL-I read all the messages before chiming in, but that must have been about 8000 messages ago. > What is hip displasia? Is it a simple condition, or are >there various differing varieties of hip displasia? Is it typically >on one side, or both? Hip dysplasia (abbreviated as CDH or DDH) is a congenital condition where the hips are partially or fully dislocated or unstable at birth. Over 80% of dysplastics are first born females with the left side being more often affected than the right, although bilaterals are also common. Characteristics often include a mushroom shaped femoral head, more vertical femoral neck, and shallow sockets. Also (as I learned in researching my own dysplasia), the interior of the femur may be a different shape than normal. If you do a Google search for DDH you will find quite a bit of information. Typing in CHD gets you tons of stuff about dysplasia in dogs... Bilateral dysplasia-resurfaced 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2002 Report Share Posted October 27, 2002 , thanks for your excellent reply. Sorry for the misspelling of Dysplasia, which may account for my inability to find much. Did find out about canine dysplasia. Maybe dogs are more important than people? I used to have an Irish Setter with, I suspect, dysplasia. With, in effect, just three legs he was more dog than any other I've ever had. Google is 'my best friend' on the 'net, so I'll be consulting him soon. Thanks, again for the reference. I'll soon be asking for more, I'm sure... danz > >Well, I'm now only 10,000 messages from the end and have decided to > >make contact now, rather than finish reading all the messages... > > LOL-I read all the messages before chiming in, but that must have been > about 8000 messages ago. > > > > What is hip displasia? Is it a simple condition, or are > >there various differing varieties of hip displasia? Is it typically > >on one side, or both? > > Hip dysplasia (abbreviated as CDH or DDH) is a congenital condition where > the hips are partially or fully dislocated or unstable at birth. Over 80% > of dysplastics are first born females with the left side being more often > affected than the right, although bilaterals are also > common. Characteristics often include a mushroom shaped femoral head, more > vertical femoral neck, and shallow sockets. Also (as I learned in > researching my own dysplasia), the interior of the femur may be a different > shape than normal. > > If you do a Google search for DDH you will find quite a bit of > information. Typing in CHD gets you tons of stuff about dysplasia in dogs... > > > Bilateral dysplasia-resurfaced 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2002 Report Share Posted October 27, 2002 , thanks for your excellent reply. Sorry for the misspelling of Dysplasia, which may account for my inability to find much. Did find out about canine dysplasia. Maybe dogs are more important than people? I used to have an Irish Setter with, I suspect, dysplasia. With, in effect, just three legs he was more dog than any other I've ever had. Google is 'my best friend' on the 'net, so I'll be consulting him soon. Thanks, again for the reference. I'll soon be asking for more, I'm sure... danz > >Well, I'm now only 10,000 messages from the end and have decided to > >make contact now, rather than finish reading all the messages... > > LOL-I read all the messages before chiming in, but that must have been > about 8000 messages ago. > > > > What is hip displasia? Is it a simple condition, or are > >there various differing varieties of hip displasia? Is it typically > >on one side, or both? > > Hip dysplasia (abbreviated as CDH or DDH) is a congenital condition where > the hips are partially or fully dislocated or unstable at birth. Over 80% > of dysplastics are first born females with the left side being more often > affected than the right, although bilaterals are also > common. Characteristics often include a mushroom shaped femoral head, more > vertical femoral neck, and shallow sockets. Also (as I learned in > researching my own dysplasia), the interior of the femur may be a different > shape than normal. > > If you do a Google search for DDH you will find quite a bit of > information. Typing in CHD gets you tons of stuff about dysplasia in dogs... > > > Bilateral dysplasia-resurfaced 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2002 Report Share Posted October 27, 2002 Hi Clive, I am also a CHD sufferer or past sufferer as I am nearly 4 weeks post op with a BHR. Luckily I was only affected in my left hip and although the surgeon (Mr Young Melbourne, Australia) had to work a bit harder with my resurface (bone grafts etc) at this stage my new hip is functioning very well. OS thought a Dysplasia cup may be necessary but was able to do the job without it. All the best with JRI - hope the outcome is successful. Dasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2002 Report Share Posted October 28, 2002 Thanks Dasher, what was the extent of your CDH before surgery? One thing that scares me to death is the " variation in opinion " between OS. The last one I saw was anti-resurfacing, and also advised heavily against a MOM THR due to his experiences in the 70s, and potential ion problems, to be honest he came across as a " complete idiot, " very out of touch. I though there would be a wait to get an appointment with Amstutz but there appears to be none. Did you pay for your BHR Dasher or is there good old NHS in AUS? Regards, Clive Re: Newby Intro... Hi Clive, I am also a CHD sufferer or past sufferer as I am nearly 4 weeks post op with a BHR. Luckily I was only affected in my left hip and although the surgeon (Mr Young Melbourne, Australia) had to work a bit harder with my resurface (bone grafts etc) at this stage my new hip is functioning very well. OS thought a Dysplasia cup may be necessary but was able to do the job without it. All the best with JRI - hope the outcome is successful. Dasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2002 Report Share Posted October 28, 2002 Thanks Dasher, what was the extent of your CDH before surgery? One thing that scares me to death is the " variation in opinion " between OS. The last one I saw was anti-resurfacing, and also advised heavily against a MOM THR due to his experiences in the 70s, and potential ion problems, to be honest he came across as a " complete idiot, " very out of touch. I though there would be a wait to get an appointment with Amstutz but there appears to be none. Did you pay for your BHR Dasher or is there good old NHS in AUS? Regards, Clive Re: Newby Intro... Hi Clive, I am also a CHD sufferer or past sufferer as I am nearly 4 weeks post op with a BHR. Luckily I was only affected in my left hip and although the surgeon (Mr Young Melbourne, Australia) had to work a bit harder with my resurface (bone grafts etc) at this stage my new hip is functioning very well. OS thought a Dysplasia cup may be necessary but was able to do the job without it. All the best with JRI - hope the outcome is successful. Dasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2002 Report Share Posted October 28, 2002 Hi Clive Dysplasia can be resurfaced. Please refer to the following http://www.royalortho.org.uk/Treatment%20info.html This is the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital's (Birmingham UK) site and includes 'A patients story' http://www.midmedtec.co.uk/hip_resurfacing.htm Shows the device The resurfacing prosthesis ((BHR) is not currently available in the USA. Re: Newby Intro... At 04:28 AM 10/27/2002 +0000, you wrote: >Well, I'm now only 10,000 messages from the end and have decided to >make contact now, rather than finish reading all the messages... LOL-I read all the messages before chiming in, but that must have been about 8000 messages ago. > What is hip displasia? Is it a simple condition, or are >there various differing varieties of hip displasia? Is it typically >on one side, or both? Hip dysplasia (abbreviated as CDH or DDH) is a congenital condition where the hips are partially or fully dislocated or unstable at birth. Over 80% of dysplastics are first born females with the left side being more often affected than the right, although bilaterals are also common. Characteristics often include a mushroom shaped femoral head, more vertical femoral neck, and shallow sockets. Also (as I learned in researching my own dysplasia), the interior of the femur may be a different shape than normal. If you do a Google search for DDH you will find quite a bit of information. Typing in CHD gets you tons of stuff about dysplasia in dogs... Bilateral dysplasia-resurfaced 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2002 Report Share Posted October 28, 2002 Hi Clive Dysplasia can be resurfaced. Please refer to the following http://www.royalortho.org.uk/Treatment%20info.html This is the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital's (Birmingham UK) site and includes 'A patients story' http://www.midmedtec.co.uk/hip_resurfacing.htm Shows the device The resurfacing prosthesis ((BHR) is not currently available in the USA. Re: Newby Intro... At 04:28 AM 10/27/2002 +0000, you wrote: >Well, I'm now only 10,000 messages from the end and have decided to >make contact now, rather than finish reading all the messages... LOL-I read all the messages before chiming in, but that must have been about 8000 messages ago. > What is hip displasia? Is it a simple condition, or are >there various differing varieties of hip displasia? Is it typically >on one side, or both? Hip dysplasia (abbreviated as CDH or DDH) is a congenital condition where the hips are partially or fully dislocated or unstable at birth. Over 80% of dysplastics are first born females with the left side being more often affected than the right, although bilaterals are also common. Characteristics often include a mushroom shaped femoral head, more vertical femoral neck, and shallow sockets. Also (as I learned in researching my own dysplasia), the interior of the femur may be a different shape than normal. If you do a Google search for DDH you will find quite a bit of information. Typing in CHD gets you tons of stuff about dysplasia in dogs... Bilateral dysplasia-resurfaced 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2002 Report Share Posted October 28, 2002 Hi Clive, If you go to www.thunderballhip.50megs.com/index.html you will see a hip very similar to mine. This hip belongs to Richie who was a frequent member of the board just over a year ago. His hip was resurfaced by Koen DeSmet and thought to be too far gone by several other resurface surgeons. Before I found my surgeon I went to a local Otho who did not even mention resurfacing as an option and it wasn't until my current surgeon mentioned the procedure and I found a lot of info on the net including this site that it became obvious to me that it was something I really wanted. Even though there are a lot of surgeons in Aus performing this procedure there are a lot of other OS's who are still only performing THR ops. In my local town (Wangaratta) ortho's are churning out 10 THR's a week however the local Occupational Therapists had no idea what a resurface was and almost ignored me when I was telling them that restrictions were not going to be a problem. They just didn't understand. Several years ago in Australia our Government wanted to increase the amount of people in private insurance so they introduced a system where you would pay more for insurance the older you were. There was an amnesty period where everyone older than 30 was encouraged to sign up and had I not jumped on board at this stage my insurance premiums would have cost me a lot more. The Government also provided a rebate to make the cost reasonable for everbody as well as capping the premiums so companies couldn't increase their prices without mounting a good case. My surgeon only operates at a private hospital so had I not been covered I would not have received my BHR. I am a little out of pocket but largely most of the costs have been covered. All the best Dasher > Thanks Dasher, what was the extent of your CDH before surgery? One thing > that scares me to death is the " variation in opinion " between OS. The last > one I saw was anti-resurfacing, and also advised heavily against a MOM THR > due to his experiences in the 70s, and potential ion problems, to be honest > he came across as a " complete idiot, " very out of touch. I though there > would be a wait to get an appointment with Amstutz but there appears to be > none. Did you pay for your BHR Dasher or is there good old NHS in AUS? > > Regards, Clive > > > Re: Newby Intro... > > Hi Clive, > > I am also a CHD sufferer or past sufferer as I am nearly 4 weeks post > op with a BHR. Luckily I was only affected in my left hip and > although the surgeon (Mr Young Melbourne, Australia) had to work a > bit harder with my resurface (bone grafts etc) at this stage my new > hip is functioning very well. OS thought a Dysplasia cup may be > necessary but was able to do the job without it. > > All the best with JRI - hope the outcome is successful. > Dasher > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2002 Report Share Posted October 28, 2002 Hi Clive, If you go to www.thunderballhip.50megs.com/index.html you will see a hip very similar to mine. This hip belongs to Richie who was a frequent member of the board just over a year ago. His hip was resurfaced by Koen DeSmet and thought to be too far gone by several other resurface surgeons. Before I found my surgeon I went to a local Otho who did not even mention resurfacing as an option and it wasn't until my current surgeon mentioned the procedure and I found a lot of info on the net including this site that it became obvious to me that it was something I really wanted. Even though there are a lot of surgeons in Aus performing this procedure there are a lot of other OS's who are still only performing THR ops. In my local town (Wangaratta) ortho's are churning out 10 THR's a week however the local Occupational Therapists had no idea what a resurface was and almost ignored me when I was telling them that restrictions were not going to be a problem. They just didn't understand. Several years ago in Australia our Government wanted to increase the amount of people in private insurance so they introduced a system where you would pay more for insurance the older you were. There was an amnesty period where everyone older than 30 was encouraged to sign up and had I not jumped on board at this stage my insurance premiums would have cost me a lot more. The Government also provided a rebate to make the cost reasonable for everbody as well as capping the premiums so companies couldn't increase their prices without mounting a good case. My surgeon only operates at a private hospital so had I not been covered I would not have received my BHR. I am a little out of pocket but largely most of the costs have been covered. All the best Dasher > Thanks Dasher, what was the extent of your CDH before surgery? One thing > that scares me to death is the " variation in opinion " between OS. The last > one I saw was anti-resurfacing, and also advised heavily against a MOM THR > due to his experiences in the 70s, and potential ion problems, to be honest > he came across as a " complete idiot, " very out of touch. I though there > would be a wait to get an appointment with Amstutz but there appears to be > none. Did you pay for your BHR Dasher or is there good old NHS in AUS? > > Regards, Clive > > > Re: Newby Intro... > > Hi Clive, > > I am also a CHD sufferer or past sufferer as I am nearly 4 weeks post > op with a BHR. Luckily I was only affected in my left hip and > although the surgeon (Mr Young Melbourne, Australia) had to work a > bit harder with my resurface (bone grafts etc) at this stage my new > hip is functioning very well. OS thought a Dysplasia cup may be > necessary but was able to do the job without it. > > All the best with JRI - hope the outcome is successful. > Dasher > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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