Re: Anybody get no increased ROM? [Was: (blank)]

[Guest guest]

Hi Jeff etal,

I think I probably have the record for being frozen before op.......... 35

years of a fused hip..........that means no movement whatever for 35

years........ regaining ROM is an uphill battle that is mine

alone.........i.e. the BHR prothesis just means anything is possible if I do

the work and can con/bludgen etc the muscles, tendons, ligaments etc into

moving again............

Thankfully the little darlings have and show signs of improving

more........... so more and more I get to take advantage of this wonderful

gift that sits in my hip area............ with it already well beyond any

texts would indicate possible after such a stint of frozen muscles

etc............

In the general statement being that condition before surgery will very much

determine what happens after, plus how much determination you personally

have to exercise etc............. which is where my swimming and pool work

is really paying off.......

Edith - LBHR Sydney Australia - Dr L Walter Aug 02

> >> 3) Actually, does surgery restore any ROM all by itself?

> >Wouldn't say so, although, if you have a bone spur restricting your

> >ROM and haven't fully developed a contracture there, the ROM may be

> >improved. It helps to not be in bad shape going into surgery. I

> >wasn't a mess, but I wasn't in the best of shape.

> >

>

> Note in my case I had gone into bone-on-bone which means that as a

reaction

> to the grinding, I had all sorts of weird things growing internally. There

> were spurs, but the head of the femur had flattened and grown into a

> cone-shape as well. This effectively moved the whole leg laterally a good

> inch or more. In the video of the surgery you see them just grinding and

> grinding until they actually chisel out where the ball was. A couple of

> osteopaths who watched it with me gasped when they saw the shape of the

> thing.

>

> The Capt. is right in that theoretically this procedure doesn't effect

ROM,

> *but* I haven't heard of a case yet where someone hasn't found ROM

> increased afterwards. Right?

>

> <snip/>

>

[Guest guest]

" The Capt. is right in that theoretically this procedure doesn't

effect ROM, *but* I haven't heard of a case yet where someone hasn't

found ROM increased afterwards. Right? "

Not quite right. Almost 5 months post op BHR and my ROM has not

improved from pre op. Although after a bone spur is removed in April

I hope to experience a new ROM. It takes a bit of effort to put on

shoes and socks and at times I need some help to do up a pair of

sandals (Australian summer is Hot Hot Hot) however I can cope at

present. After April look out.

All the best

Dasher LBHR Melbourne, Australia - Young Oct 02

[Guest guest]

" The Capt. is right in that theoretically this procedure doesn't

effect ROM, *but* I haven't heard of a case yet where someone hasn't

found ROM increased afterwards. Right? "

Not quite right. Almost 5 months post op BHR and my ROM has not

improved from pre op. Although after a bone spur is removed in April

I hope to experience a new ROM. It takes a bit of effort to put on

shoes and socks and at times I need some help to do up a pair of

sandals (Australian summer is Hot Hot Hot) however I can cope at

present. After April look out.

All the best

Dasher LBHR Melbourne, Australia - Young Oct 02

[Guest guest]

" The Capt. is right in that theoretically this procedure doesn't

effect ROM, *but* I haven't heard of a case yet where someone hasn't

found ROM increased afterwards. Right? "

Not quite right. Almost 5 months post op BHR and my ROM has not

improved from pre op. Although after a bone spur is removed in April

I hope to experience a new ROM. It takes a bit of effort to put on

shoes and socks and at times I need some help to do up a pair of

sandals (Australian summer is Hot Hot Hot) however I can cope at

present. After April look out.

All the best

Dasher LBHR Melbourne, Australia - Young Oct 02