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Anterior? Posterior? Lateral?

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briskwalk
briskwalk

I have found on the internet a picture of these three different cuts for hip replacement. I am going to attach it here because I had no idea of what these different incisions really were and it might help other people.

I had a posterior cut and it has healed fast, no swelling, no problem with the muscles on my behind...

Happy long weekend to all of you! (Long if you live in the UK)

Ella 

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  • ali2301
    ali2301 briskwalk

    Posted

    I had posterior both times and whilst I haven't seen the scar from number 2 yet (6 days post op today) it certainly feels smooth enough under the dressing and hubby says the dressing is clean and dry so no weeping from it (I hope!).

    It appears that posterior is the op of choice by surgeons here in the UK and when I mentioned anterior to mine he quickly dismissed it (he's a very experienced and successful surgeon) so I left it at that. He is the expert and if he gets 98% success from the technique he prefers then I am not going to question his choice.

    I think anterior will become more popular as more surgeons get experienced in this technique but one thing he did say about anterior was that it could only really be carried out with complete success at the moment on people with very slim legs so that would count me out straight away.

    Ali x

    • Jodi-France
      Jodi-France ali2301

      Posted

      I agree with you, I had no idea going in about any of the options, Posterior, Lateral or Anterior, I didn't even ask, whatever the surgeon wanted to do, I am not one to question, he is the one with the knife, not me. I woke up and I had a scar on the side of my hip.
    • briskwalk
      briskwalk ali2301

      Posted

      Hi Ali,

      The firsr time you see your scar it's quite scarysurprisedbut a fter a few weeks you get used to it, and it fades quite fast. I have used bio-oil on mine and now I don't even realize it's there!

      I agree with you...we have to go along  with the sureon's choice.

      Best wishes

      Ella 

       

    • briskwalk
      briskwalk Jodi-France

      Posted

      Hi Jody-France,

      I didn't ask either...as long as the operation is a success, I don't mind where the cut is!

       

    • ali2301
      ali2301 briskwalk

      Posted

      Hi briskwalk,

      It is quite a shock seeing it for the first time but like you say it soon fades and I used bio oil on my first hip scar too which helped no end. I have a new supply ready for when this dressing comes off, it's marvellous stuff! I'm not really aware of the scar off my first hip op either but it was 6 months ago.

      Take care.

      Ali xx

  • Jodi-France
    Jodi-France briskwalk

    Posted

    Thank you so much for the pic, I hade Lateral then.
    • briskwalk
      briskwalk Jodi-France

      Posted

      You are welcome...It's good to know what the surgeon has done!

      Best wishes

      Ella 

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