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Daughter to have operation has any one else had it?

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Hi

My daughter was diagnosed with Perthes at the age of 3, no treatment was given other than she wasnt to walk on it for long distances not to run and jump and take calpol when it hurts. Now aged 15 the head of the bone is mishapen and the neck of the bone is short so her leg is a good inch shorter than the other. She still gets a lot of pain and back ache her (spine is curviing a bit) as well as pain in her knee and the leg will give way on occasion. The consultant is talking about reshaping the head of the bone and breaking and pinning the neck to make the leg longer, shewouldnt be able to put any weight on the leg for 6 months. (They say hip replacement would only last 5 years as shes young and wants to be active) Has anyone else had their child go through this or gone through it themselves? If so did it relieve the symptoms etc?

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    hello

    i had the same op in 1983 when i was 13,i am 38 now i have lived a very active life doing sports and i work as a builder lifting heavy loads i do get the odd pains now and again but thats mainly due to the work i do ,i think if you make sure your child gets plenty of physio by trained people while she is recovering it will help her a great deal ,that said it sounds to me that she should have been seen to earlier as i had ,hope i have been of help and hope she has a succesful op

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    Hello

    Thanks for your reply. it good to hear the op has a positive outcome, I will keep on at them about physio, though the last lot of physios she had seem to do more harm than good . I have spent years asking them to do something but kept getting told we need to wait till she has stopped growing etc, think ive got the rep of being a stroppy parent i have questioned so much but at least now they are acting. Im really glad it worked well for you, thanks for your support .take good care. Joyce

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    I have had two femoral osteotomies done (one aged 8 and one aged 13) and they did help in the short-term but unfortunately not enough, as by 16 I developed secondary osteoarthritis in my hip, and at 19 I had a total hip replacement (I've posted about this a few threads down).

    The hip replacement has made a world of difference to me and so far has lasted 10 years and hopefully will last a good bit longer (no sign of wear yet). They wouldn't do a hip replacement while I was still growing hence why they waited until I was 19. I am active and lead a normal life, although am not allowed to run or play impact sports- but I cycle, swim etc. And I've now had 2 children! My mobility is much better and I am virtually pain free.

    Really hope the osteotomy works well for your daughter- good luck

    Annika x

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