Anyone been under the care of Sarah Muirhead Allwood

Hi Liam, I know you posted this a while ago but I had a complex total hip replacment by Sarah 10 years ago when I was 38.  This was following a very bad car accident at the age of 19.  I should have had the surgery done a couple of years earlier but was worried about the replacement hip lasting - I shouldn't have. Sarah and her whole team were excellent.  My ball joint was very badly deformed as was my acertablum.  Sarah replaced it with a ceramic head and the cup had to be held in place with two screws (this was down to my injuries).  She didn't cement me as she said if you cement then you have to remove that at the second replmcement.  At no time did she say I needed the surgery, the pre op and post op treatment was exceptional as was her registrar.  I had the surgery at The Princess Grace Hospital in London.  Prior to the surgery i had to have an MRI of the hip and I beleive a 3D image was made so Sarah knew exactly what she was going to find when she opened me up.  She also didn't cut all the ligaments that hold the hip in place therefore reducing the chance of dislocation following surgery (this was 10 years ago so not sure how much has moved on).  I also had approximately 1 and 1/2 inches of leg shortening following the accident which Sarah managed to get back for me.  To me she is the best hip surgeon (but that's just my opinion).  I was pain free within a couple of weeks and back at work within 6 weeks of the surgery and I haven't looked back.  My new hip is 10 years old this November and I feel like a new person.  I felt she didn't push me towards the surgery and she did what was best for me.  I cannot recommend her highly enough.  Good Luck,

My surgeon had done over 7,000 hip ops. He is at The Rivers Hopital, in Sawbridgeworth. He also has a clinic a nhs Princess Alexandre Hospital, Harlow. Mr Charles Aldam.

I really can't speak any higher of this surgeon. I think he is brilliant.

Hi Liam, might be too late a reply for you, but just for the record, Sarah Muirhead Allwood is a genius at her art. I say art because I had 2 hip replacements 17 years ago under her care and expertise and never looked back. I was reborn. There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that a hip replacement by Muirhead Allwood is the best thing you could ever wish for!

Hi Liam, have you had the surgery yet?

I had a THR 11 weeks ago. My surgeon is Angus Lewis, who works with and was trained by Sarah Muirhead Allwood and uses the same technique. They work together in the London Hip Unit in the Princess Grace Hospital but will operate in a number of hospitals according to your preference.

I saw Mr Lewis first in 2012 and was operated on 11 weeks ago. During the last 4 years he has referred me for steroid injections at the London Sports Clinic by the wonderful Margaret Hall Graggs but when the deterioration got too bad, surgery was the only option. After operating he told me I had severe AVN and my hip DEFINITELY needed replacing. He operated at King Edward VII hospital where only a handful of orthopaedic surgeons work, by invitation only. I highly recommend him and the hospital. He really knows his stuff, takes time to answer questions very thoroughly and was trained and works with the best. He is also very nice and pops in to check on you after surgery whenever he is in the hospital.

Now onto the hospital: amazing! Nursing staff all fantastic. Unparalleled 'clean' record. Hydro pool in the basement that you can start using from day 3. Great PTs. Restaurant style, beautiful fresh food and generally amazing care.

Sorry if all this is irrelevant and you have had your op!!

Basia

Yes, she'said fine. You know her story?

She operated on Queen Mother as William Muirhead-Allwood.

Brilliant and very professional, perhaps just a little 'off-the-boil' now, at age 66 or 67.

I liked her and hip good - no cement and I think ceramic.

But I had first hip 8-9 years ago with Nick Garlick, at St John and St Elizabeth in NW8

And it's still fine. He'said at Royal Free now, I think.

Try him, say I recommended you (Joan Edwards).

He doesn'the rush you in - and you are very young. Modern ones

Last much longer than they used to.

But get the THR done and get out of pain.

Sarah Muirhead Allwood replaced my hip 8 months ago.,As far as I'm concerned she has not "gone off the boil" remotely. I had an absolutely brilliant result. No pain, quick recovery and walking unaided after 3 weeks. I think she's utterly brilliant.

Another name I'd add into the mix is Damian Griffin, who specialises in treating young adults.  I was 35 when he first operated on me, doing a resurfacing as the right hip was too far gone for an arthroscopy to be feasible.  As I understand it, either a total replacement or resurfacing is ultimately going to fail and a revision will be required.  Working on an estimated 25 year life of the prosthesis, then I'll have the revision when I'm about 60, and that should be it for me unless I'm very lucky or unlucky depending which way you see things.  He's subsequently done an arthroscopy on the left side, which just buys time before the resurfacing is required.   Both times I was walking unaided very quickly - after about 10 days for the resurfacing and the day after for the arthroscopy. 

To answer the original question, Sarah M-A has operated on a family friend, who has had problems with her hips since birth and has only good things to say. 

I am waiting a hip op under Miss M-A. As I first step I would recommend DrKeith Bush an orthopaedic physician who was do an excellent assessment using a wide range of techniques. He was recommended to me by The London Hip Unit and then you would know whether surgery is needed at this time or whether there were more conservative measures. Good luck