Guest guest Posted November 3, 2003 Report Share Posted November 3, 2003 Dear - Oh that it were so! My bet is the reporter misinterpreted the fact that one can go to a THR after an MOM as if they're starting anew. I was stopped by the " they couldn't run a mile, " statement! Where on earth did that come from? While ultra high impact exercise may not be recommended, the whole point (for me, at least) is we're not confined to duffer activities requiring that we don some kind of mufti in madras. I just donned my running shoes, and the trail awaits. . . Sheila > Hi, > In today's (UK) Times newspaper there is a section on orthopaedic > matters and the following text is printed:- > > " MoM resurfacing means that a young person does not lose their bones, " > says Professor Gordon Blunn, the head of the centre for Biomedical > Engineering at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, > " They can also be almost as active as a normal person. While they > couldn't run a mile, they could play a round of golf. If the > resurfacing does fail, it is much easier to take off than a > conventional hip replacement and then to have another MoM. " > > Apart from the 'almost as active as a normal person point' I'm > surprised to read that a MoM resurfacing can be followed by a second > resurfacing if the first fails. My understanding has been that a > resurfacing failure is inevitably followed by a total hip replacement. > Am I wrong? > Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2003 Report Share Posted November 3, 2003 Dear - Oh that it were so! My bet is the reporter misinterpreted the fact that one can go to a THR after an MOM as if they're starting anew. I was stopped by the " they couldn't run a mile, " statement! Where on earth did that come from? While ultra high impact exercise may not be recommended, the whole point (for me, at least) is we're not confined to duffer activities requiring that we don some kind of mufti in madras. I just donned my running shoes, and the trail awaits. . . Sheila > Hi, > In today's (UK) Times newspaper there is a section on orthopaedic > matters and the following text is printed:- > > " MoM resurfacing means that a young person does not lose their bones, " > says Professor Gordon Blunn, the head of the centre for Biomedical > Engineering at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, > " They can also be almost as active as a normal person. While they > couldn't run a mile, they could play a round of golf. If the > resurfacing does fail, it is much easier to take off than a > conventional hip replacement and then to have another MoM. " > > Apart from the 'almost as active as a normal person point' I'm > surprised to read that a MoM resurfacing can be followed by a second > resurfacing if the first fails. My understanding has been that a > resurfacing failure is inevitably followed by a total hip replacement. > Am I wrong? > Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2003 Report Share Posted November 3, 2003 Dear - Oh that it were so! My bet is the reporter misinterpreted the fact that one can go to a THR after an MOM as if they're starting anew. I was stopped by the " they couldn't run a mile, " statement! Where on earth did that come from? While ultra high impact exercise may not be recommended, the whole point (for me, at least) is we're not confined to duffer activities requiring that we don some kind of mufti in madras. I just donned my running shoes, and the trail awaits. . . Sheila > Hi, > In today's (UK) Times newspaper there is a section on orthopaedic > matters and the following text is printed:- > > " MoM resurfacing means that a young person does not lose their bones, " > says Professor Gordon Blunn, the head of the centre for Biomedical > Engineering at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, > " They can also be almost as active as a normal person. While they > couldn't run a mile, they could play a round of golf. If the > resurfacing does fail, it is much easier to take off than a > conventional hip replacement and then to have another MoM. " > > Apart from the 'almost as active as a normal person point' I'm > surprised to read that a MoM resurfacing can be followed by a second > resurfacing if the first fails. My understanding has been that a > resurfacing failure is inevitably followed by a total hip replacement. > Am I wrong? > Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2003 Report Share Posted November 9, 2003 Hi, I think that you are correct. If a resurfacing fails on the femoral head side then a conventional hip replacement with a large metal head can be inserted. This means that you can retain the socket and the large metal on metal bearing surface. I dodn't think a new 'resurfacing' can be inserted. > Hi, > In today's (UK) Times newspaper there is a section on orthopaedic > matters and the following text is printed:- > > " MoM resurfacing means that a young person does not lose their bones, " > says Professor Gordon Blunn, the head of the centre for Biomedical > Engineering at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, > " They can also be almost as active as a normal person. While they > couldn't run a mile, they could play a round of golf. If the > resurfacing does fail, it is much easier to take off than a > conventional hip replacement and then to have another MoM. " > > Apart from the 'almost as active as a normal person point' I'm > surprised to read that a MoM resurfacing can be followed by a second > resurfacing if the first fails. My understanding has been that a > resurfacing failure is inevitably followed by a total hip replacement. > Am I wrong? > Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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