Hip Posthesis
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In 2010 following a fall I was given a dynamic Hip screw .This failed and had a full hip replacement (plastic cup, cobalt chrome head, titanium stem) I became increasingly ill and in pain and a pseudotumour was diagnosed. The head was replaced by ceramic and masses of necrotic tissue and muscle was removed.The head was black ,pitted and corroded. I was told that this was due to Galvanic action between the head and stem creating basically battery acid that caused the damage.Has this affected anyone else?I know I'm not the only person to have suffered with his problem.
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bini31328 patsy63
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No haven't had that issue but it sounds horrendous ! Poor you - how are things now ? Xxxx
AnnieK patsy63
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renee01952 patsy63
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wow, that is terrible. ...
would you mind sharing more ? you don't have to, of course. ..
how are you doing right now?
warm welcome to this wonderful forum of hippies. ..
big hug
Renee 💙
Elektron patsy63
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renee01952 Elektron
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warm welcome to this forum of fellow hippies -
looking forward to your horror story
big warm hug
renee
linda38528 patsy63
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I sure hope you are doing well now.
Regards
David06570 patsy63
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If you arent already, I would be asking some serious questions of those involved and how this was allowed to happen... I know that there has been some recent hip replacement failures due to design issues, but this sounds like something more.
I hope your new THR is working well.
David.
patsy63
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bini31328 patsy63
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linda38528 patsy63
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I simply don't know have to offer support .. and comments I can think of seem trite or definitely likely to be censored.
You must have taken more than a few deep breaths while writing this account and I can only imagine all the terror, anger and fear underpinning this experience.
I am so sorry that you have been put through this - it all seems so preventable and terrifying that it wasn't. Has there really not been any other response from the oversight bodies? I am with David on this - hard questions need to be asked and pursued vigourously. The toll this must have taken on you and your family and your lives must be horrendous, and (scarily) it cannot be an isolated event. Please keep us in the loop as you decide your way forward.
With prayers and wishes for a far simpler, healthier and happier future.
L
patsy63 bini31328
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David06570 patsy63
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I'm so sorry to read what you have gone through and I hope that you make the best possible recovery from this.
I'm an engineer and what you have said in your account is what I suspected. Two dissimilar metals reacting together resulting in one corroding. As an engineer we are very careful in what metals we allow to come in to contact with one another. I am quite certain that this is also well documented in the world of hip surgery. I know it will be of little conselation to you just now, however in my opinion, what you are describing is a massive oversight by the consultant who looked after you. Maybe when you are feeling up to it you will want to follow up on it.
Best wishes to you,
David.
patsy63 David06570
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Thank you for your good wishes. Really helps. Yes, details of corrosion is certainly out there, but in the UK all the focus is on the metal on metal hip problems ie. Metal cup and cobalt chromium heads. These are the ones going through the courts now. There is plenty of evidence that these type of implants not only show signs of wear through grinding action but also corrosion at the neck head junction from the reaction from the CC and titanium stem. In fact that I was told that an independent study at Southhampton University, of a M on M head found galvanic corrosion too.
Even though my consultant, who is the leading guy into research of hip implants, has said the damage I've sustained is the worst he has seen and even he calls it 'an adverse reaction to metal debris attributed to corrosion...' I cant find any solicitor to take me on. One of the reasons I'm trying to find more people that have had this problem. Difficult when even consultants are not aware of it!
Hope your doing well.
David06570 patsy63
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Thanks for the reply. It really does sound horrendous and I really hope you manage to get some closure on it.
I'm doing well thank you and so far no issues to report.
David.