Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Hello Everyone, Thank you to those who responded to my last post. I really appreciated it. Now in one month I have gone from having no contact with an OS to being booked in to have a BHR on the 10th June. My surgeon, a protege of McMinn and Tracey, declares me to have a very deformed femoral head, one of the contra-indicators for resurfacing according to DeSmet in Peggy's book. (Amazing what you can find out in a month). However he said that he considered it 70 -80% likely that he would still be able to do the BHR and shape the femur, after seeing the MRI scan. The only doubt was on bone quality. He was most insistent though that ceramic on ceramic THR was the alternative route of choice...and referred me to Jack Nicklaus' smiling face on the Stryker web site for information! He didn't actually say which hip he would use, so I need to check that out with him. He was quite insistent that this would be better than metal on metal. Has anybody any idea why this is, and what the background to this is please. Is ceramic on ceramic, relatively new technology....I understand all the pros and cons of THR, but I am really just interested in what folks know about this technology, or where I could find out more because the Stryker site is not really very forthcoming. Thank you again with best wishes, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Hi , You will get a range of arguments about all THR prothesis if you visit Totallyhip list and ask the question........... There are people with a full range of prothesis over there who will give you reasons as to why they made their choices........... which may or may not be better than simple web sites.......... Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter SYd Aust 8/02 > > Thank you to those who responded to my last post. I really > appreciated it. Now in one month I have gone from having no contact > with an OS to being booked in to have a BHR on the 10th June. My > surgeon, a protege of McMinn and Tracey, declares me to have a very > deformed femoral head, one of the contra-indicators for resurfacing > according to DeSmet in Peggy's book. (Amazing what you can find > out in a month). However he said that he considered it 70 -80% > likely that he would still be able to do the BHR and shape the > femur, after seeing the MRI scan. The only doubt was on bone quality. > > He was most insistent though that ceramic on ceramic THR was the > alternative route of choice...and referred me to Jack Nicklaus' > smiling face on the Stryker web site for information! He didn't > actually say which hip he would use, so I need to check that out > with him. He was quite insistent that this would be better than > metal on metal. Has anybody any idea why this is, and what the > background to this is please. Is ceramic on ceramic, relatively new > technology....I understand all the pros and cons of THR, but I am > really just interested in what folks know about this technology, or > where I could find out more because the Stryker site is not really > very forthcoming. > > Thank you again > > with best wishes, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Hi , You will get a range of arguments about all THR prothesis if you visit Totallyhip list and ask the question........... There are people with a full range of prothesis over there who will give you reasons as to why they made their choices........... which may or may not be better than simple web sites.......... Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter SYd Aust 8/02 > > Thank you to those who responded to my last post. I really > appreciated it. Now in one month I have gone from having no contact > with an OS to being booked in to have a BHR on the 10th June. My > surgeon, a protege of McMinn and Tracey, declares me to have a very > deformed femoral head, one of the contra-indicators for resurfacing > according to DeSmet in Peggy's book. (Amazing what you can find > out in a month). However he said that he considered it 70 -80% > likely that he would still be able to do the BHR and shape the > femur, after seeing the MRI scan. The only doubt was on bone quality. > > He was most insistent though that ceramic on ceramic THR was the > alternative route of choice...and referred me to Jack Nicklaus' > smiling face on the Stryker web site for information! He didn't > actually say which hip he would use, so I need to check that out > with him. He was quite insistent that this would be better than > metal on metal. Has anybody any idea why this is, and what the > background to this is please. Is ceramic on ceramic, relatively new > technology....I understand all the pros and cons of THR, but I am > really just interested in what folks know about this technology, or > where I could find out more because the Stryker site is not really > very forthcoming. > > Thank you again > > with best wishes, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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