Guest guest Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Hi , Lightening changes may occur in computer technology but sadly it doesn't appear to apply to hip replacements........... It is true that some extra cups and other bits are being added to a Resurface prothesis but basically I have the same as who got her's 15 years ago............and then in your country there is apparently a very long process involved in just getting that basic prothesis approved for general use...........so your insurance coys gets to pay for it and you can afford it............. It is a similiar story with the THR as they make them out of different materials, fiddle with the shaft and cement etc............ but basically it is still a shaft with a ball on top............... the actual change of technology to a Resurface is still struggling to be accepted..........i.e. after 15 years of use in UK, USA is still fiddling with approval............ so you are talking very long waits for anything new........... I waited 35 years for my hip............. there is far too much damage to a range of other body parts including major damage to the spine after that sort of wait............ Others report similiar damage after much less time............. and it isn't easy to fix spines and other bits.......so the state of the hip isn't the only consideration............... that's without loss of general life due to pain and misery and lost opportunities........... Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > I would heartfully appreciate an extension of your learning. Are there any docs in CO doing resurfacing? How do you receive an appropriate consult from surgeons who don't do the procedure? How to gauge waiting before intervention while the the femoral head is still okay? Frequency of x-ray? The use of drugs? Maintaining alignment thru movement and conscious activity? > I am 54 in Boulder, doing lots of yoga, modified by pain these days. Can't hike as the high country beckons. The information is quite overwhelming. And then there's the consideration of waiting as long as possisible as the technology improves like lightening. > > I'd be more than grateful to hear what you know. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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