Failed (?) Amstutz Resurfacement

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>

> > I am truly grateful for having found this group of yours. I live in a small

> > town in Western Washington State and I have yet to find an orthopod who

knows ANYTHING about resurfacements.

> >

> > My situation is as follows: I received a Partial Hip Resurfacement from Dr.

Amstutz in LA, CA, in 5/99. > > I feel it definitely is time to get the full

resurfacement done, so

> I can

> > get back to my life (I was a competitive fencer before my accident

> and for

> > about 1 year after my resurfacement).

Dr. Sparling in Vancouver WA and Dr. Boyd in Salem OR (and my personal favorite)

both do the Conserve Plus resurfacings. Seems like it would be a lot easier to

get just the acetabular component to match your current femoral component. And

of course, the other question is if they would be able to do a different

component on the femur (this would be like a revision of a resurfacing). The

BHR parts are not going to fit your current femoral component--seems a HUGE

issue to me.

Cindy

C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01

Dr. Boyd

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I am truly grateful for having found this group of yours. I live in a small

town in Western Washington State and I have yet to find an orthopod who

knows ANYTHING about resurfacements.

My situation is as follows: I received a Partial Hip Resurfacement from Dr.

Amstutz in LA, CA, in 5/99. During the interview he said he was going to

implant a FULL resurfacement, but apparently decided during the surgery to

only implant the femoral head. He said that there was plenty of cartlidge

to last for 7-10 more years (I was 20 years old at the time). Within 1 1/2

- 2 years the entire socket was ground down, and I've been living w/ metal

on bone for the past three years.

Orthopod's here in the US keep telling me I just have to grin and bear the

pain for another 10-20 years, but I am already incapable of full-time

employment, and even doing some of the most basic " daddy " things for my 5

year old are out of the question. I cannot run, or even walk quickly,

muchless walk more than 100m w/out severe pain. I have been compensating

for so long that my entire gait is out of whack, and I have all sorts of

muscle spasm issues.

I feel it definitely is time to get the full resurfacement done, so I can

get back to my life (I was a competitive fencer before my accident and for

about 1 year after my resurfacement). However, after investigating all the

different models now available I'm strongly leaning towards the BHR

resurfacement. I do not feel comfortable going back to the JRI in LA as I

felt the follow-up w/ Dr. Amstutz was inadequate.

My question is, what do I have to do as a US citizen to get a resurfacement

done in the UK? I have no clue, but I really do want to find out how. The

idea of being able to do things like fencing, bicycling, and all the " daddy "

things is truly motivating.

Sincerely,

[Guest guest]

Very simple go to Dr.DeSmet in Belgium. Least costly and from this

web-site you can find the answer to all your questions and dreams to

have a normal life again.

Good luck in your endevers. Soon to be a surface hippy 4/28/04

Mike

> I am truly grateful for having found this group of yours. I live

in a small

> town in Western Washington State and I have yet to find an orthopod

who

> knows ANYTHING about resurfacements.

>

> My situation is as follows: I received a Partial Hip Resurfacement

from Dr.

> Amstutz in LA, CA, in 5/99. During the interview he said he was

going to

> implant a FULL resurfacement, but apparently decided during the

surgery to

> only implant the femoral head. He said that there was plenty of

cartlidge

> to last for 7-10 more years (I was 20 years old at the time).

Within 1 1/2

> - 2 years the entire socket was ground down, and I've been living

w/ metal

> on bone for the past three years.

>

> Orthopod's here in the US keep telling me I just have to grin and

bear the

> pain for another 10-20 years, but I am already incapable of full-

time

> employment, and even doing some of the most basic " daddy " things

for my 5

> year old are out of the question. I cannot run, or even walk

quickly,

> muchless walk more than 100m w/out severe pain. I have been

compensating

> for so long that my entire gait is out of whack, and I have all

sorts of

> muscle spasm issues.

>

> I feel it definitely is time to get the full resurfacement done, so

I can

> get back to my life (I was a competitive fencer before my accident

and for

> about 1 year after my resurfacement). However, after investigating

all the

> different models now available I'm strongly leaning towards the BHR

> resurfacement. I do not feel comfortable going back to the JRI in

LA as I

> felt the follow-up w/ Dr. Amstutz was inadequate.

>

> My question is, what do I have to do as a US citizen to get a

resurfacement

> done in the UK? I have no clue, but I really do want to find out

how. The

> idea of being able to do things like fencing, bicycling, and all

the " daddy "

> things is truly motivating.

>

> Sincerely,

>

[Guest guest]

I'm not exactly sure you have a lot of choices. If you already have a metal

Conserve femoral head, you may have to go with the Conserve acetabular

device to mate with the femoral component. Mating a BHR femoral component

with another brand of acetabular component is something that I would guess

no orthopod will do. (I could be wrong).

I also live in Western Washington State. Check out Dr. Boyd in Salem,

Oregon. I would not hesitate to recommend him.

Smucker C+ Boyd, 08/08/2002

Failed (?) Amstutz Resurfacement

> I am truly grateful for having found this group of yours. I live in a

small

> town in Western Washington State and I have yet to find an orthopod who

> knows ANYTHING about resurfacements.

>

> My situation is as follows: I received a Partial Hip Resurfacement from

Dr.

> Amstutz in LA, CA, in 5/99. During the interview he said he was going to

> implant a FULL resurfacement, but apparently decided during the surgery to

> only implant the femoral head. He said that there was plenty of cartlidge

> to last for 7-10 more years (I was 20 years old at the time). Within 1

1/2

> - 2 years the entire socket was ground down, and I've been living w/ metal

> on bone for the past three years.

>

> Orthopod's here in the US keep telling me I just have to grin and bear the

> pain for another 10-20 years, but I am already incapable of full-time

> employment, and even doing some of the most basic " daddy " things for my 5

> year old are out of the question. I cannot run, or even walk quickly,

> muchless walk more than 100m w/out severe pain. I have been compensating

> for so long that my entire gait is out of whack, and I have all sorts of

> muscle spasm issues.

>

> I feel it definitely is time to get the full resurfacement done, so I can

> get back to my life (I was a competitive fencer before my accident and for

> about 1 year after my resurfacement). However, after investigating all

the

> different models now available I'm strongly leaning towards the BHR

> resurfacement. I do not feel comfortable going back to the JRI in LA as I

> felt the follow-up w/ Dr. Amstutz was inadequate.

>

> My question is, what do I have to do as a US citizen to get a

resurfacement

> done in the UK? I have no clue, but I really do want to find out how.

The

> idea of being able to do things like fencing, bicycling, and all the

" daddy "

> things is truly motivating.

>

> Sincerely,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You should get a lot of advice on this matter from members of this forum.

It is relatively easy to get your hip done in the UK. The private hospital

market in the UK is dominated by six organisations: the NHS and five private

hospital groups: BMI Healthcare, BUPA, Nuffield Hospitals, Capio Healthcare

UK and HCA International. There are a little under 300 private hospitals and

private patient units (PPUs) in NHS Trust Hospitals. These six organisations

account for over 80% of them. Suggest you contact one of them as a starter.

http://www.nuffieldhospitals.org.uk/

http://www.bmihealthcare.co.uk/

http://www.bupahospitals.co.uk/bhm/hospital_bhm.asp

These 3 represent over 100 hospitals and cover a number of surgeons. You'll

expect to pay $10,000 to $15,000 U.S. per hip all inclusive (only extras are

flight and hotels) - the cost varying mainly due to the surgeon you pick.

These 3 groups are able to give you an exact fixed quote. The UK has a

large number of experienced surgeons and the 2 main UK hip resurfacing

manufacturers MMT (BHR) and Corin (Cormet) should be able to guide you but I

would recommend you contact the hospital groups. As a general rule

resurfacing is cheaper in the north of the UK than the south.

Don't be put off if this is what you want. There are good surgeons

available in most countries in the world. If you want more information

please ask.

Rog

BHR 2001 R. Treacy

Failed (?) Amstutz Resurfacement

> I am truly grateful for having found this group of yours. I live in a

small

> town in Western Washington State and I have yet to find an orthopod who

> knows ANYTHING about resurfacements.

>

> My situation is as follows: I received a Partial Hip Resurfacement from

Dr.

> Amstutz in LA, CA, in 5/99. During the interview he said he was going to

> implant a FULL resurfacement, but apparently decided during the surgery to

> only implant the femoral head. He said that there was plenty of cartlidge

> to last for 7-10 more years (I was 20 years old at the time). Within 1

1/2

> - 2 years the entire socket was ground down, and I've been living w/ metal

> on bone for the past three years.

>

> Orthopod's here in the US keep telling me I just have to grin and bear the

> pain for another 10-20 years, but I am already incapable of full-time

> employment, and even doing some of the most basic " daddy " things for my 5

> year old are out of the question. I cannot run, or even walk quickly,

> muchless walk more than 100m w/out severe pain. I have been compensating

> for so long that my entire gait is out of whack, and I have all sorts of

> muscle spasm issues.

>

> I feel it definitely is time to get the full resurfacement done, so I can

> get back to my life (I was a competitive fencer before my accident and for

> about 1 year after my resurfacement). However, after investigating all

the

> different models now available I'm strongly leaning towards the BHR

> resurfacement. I do not feel comfortable going back to the JRI in LA as I

> felt the follow-up w/ Dr. Amstutz was inadequate.

>

> My question is, what do I have to do as a US citizen to get a

resurfacement

> done in the UK? I have no clue, but I really do want to find out how.

The

> idea of being able to do things like fencing, bicycling, and all the

" daddy "

> things is truly motivating.

>

> Sincerely,

>

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