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91 yo male with a 20 yo painful RPHR(Hemiplasia)and unpredictable unbearable hip locking is booked for a Revision THR in a fortnight.
Any one out there have any experience, suggestions or thoughts?
It'll be done in an Australian Hospital by a recommended hip revision surgeon and
team.Ignore the Financial.
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julie1717 Nicholas_Melb
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hi. my thoughts as a retired NHS nurse is:- most would depend on how well he is besides this ? any other illnesses. if he can be mobile after to help the hip heal but also to prevent any chest infection then if his surgeon thinks there would be an improvement in his quality of life then if he wants it then I suppose it's ok. however if it was me or someone of mine I'd worry that this would create more problems than it can solve. but good luck either way and I wish him well
Nicholas_Melb julie1717
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Thank you for your advice. Yes, this is the exact dilemma ..... will the procedure improve or worsen things. The risk is great but, I guess doing nothing will mean remaining years will be immobile and painful. Trying to assess risk vs benefit is not easy, Experience of others is all I can go by.
AlexandriaGizmo Nicholas_Melb
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Am I nuts or is it surely that he must be fairly mobile and fit or they wouldn't be considering it,
I think age is not such an issue now adays compared to 20 years ago, look at Prince Phillip
Nicholas_Melb AlexandriaGizmo
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Yes, he is fairly fit and mobile. His medical team has him undergoing numerous tests to assure (to the best of their ability), his body can handle the risky surgery.They have been very thorough thus far.
Rocketman_SG6UK Nicholas_Melb
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Well the Queen's husband Prince Philip had it done in his 90's, and there must be a number of you out there. I guess it all works the same, but I would expect recovery to be a little longer. Restrictions will be the same.
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Nicholas_Melb Rocketman_SG6UK
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Unfortunately I have not been able to find information about exactly what type of procedure Prince Phillip underwent other than "hip operation"??? He certainly does appear to be walking very well, unaided now!
julie1717 Nicholas_Melb
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hi. doubt anyone will ever find out what he had done or not for yrs later. it's great tho that your relation is well and they're doing plenty of tests. sounds very positive
AlexandriaGizmo Nicholas_Melb
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Seems his surgeon SarahMuirhead-Allwood is an advocate of the minimally invasive route and she did Andy Murray as well, wish she would do mine as she does a lot of difficult ones.
ptolemy AlexandriaGizmo
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I heard that Sarah Muirhead-Allwood had reverted to 'posterior' as she had seen no recovery advantage in her patients with anterior approach.
Nicholas_Melb Rocketman_SG6UK
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This Melbourne surgeon, who is a leading revision specialist, does not do anterior hip surgery. He feels the anterior approach does not provide any advantage and posterior is the better approach to use. I do not know the detail/rationale behind his view on this,
Rocketman_SG6UK Nicholas_Melb
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I think posterior is just more "tried and trusted", risks are just lower as the surgeon can get at the joint to see what he/she is doing better.
ptolemy Nicholas_Melb
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My surgeon reverted back to the posterior approach. It says on his website "He favours a posterior approach to the hip to preserve the muscles and maximise recovery."
steve86482 Nicholas_Melb
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my Step dad had it at 93.broke his hip falling went thru rehab and no problems. Guess you are never too old
Nicholas_Melb steve86482
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Thank you for that comment. It's encouraging!
carol19895 Nicholas_Melb
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I know this was posted a couple of months ago but I would love to know how you got on with the revision. How did it go?
AlexandriaGizmo carol19895
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I'm like u, I think it would be good if peeps came back and at least let us know how it all turned out, hope you're well