Hip surgery now ankle issue
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I had a total hip replacement surgery april 2020, afterwards my lower leg and ankle were very swollen and painful & I didn’t understand why. I been seeing my personal Doctor concerning my lower leg and ankle pain, my Doctor could not give me a reason, why i have lower leg and ankle pain with swelling .
Well in March 2021 i torn my achilles tendon, now i am looking for answer to why this happened. I had no prior problems with my ankle & lower leg prior to my hip replacement surgery. I have always been a very healthy athletic individual. I still looking for answers, why. I do believe my ankle and lower leg may have been suspended in a boot during my hip replacement surgery. This is used in some surgeries makes it easier once the bone is cut from the hip socket . Has Anybody else have the ankle suspended in a boot during hip replacement surgery. i I am still investigating and looking for answers, lot of nerve damage
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Very sorry to hear of the complications. I have had three thr surgeries each one was different, and never experienced the special OP table for THR anterior approach surgeries.
The boot design and application assists the surgeon to signal his assistant to turn the boot/leg at the foot of the special OP table to move the hip joint in a open joint /closed position for the surgeon . Many newer surgeons have used the new technique Hana table designed and advertised for using the anterior approach and supposedly has less restrictions and better recovery after THR .
Most of my hip surgeries have left swollen knees, sore backs with lower leg and ankle swelling. Swelling generally goes down in a few weeks after surgery, but when the complications become long term like you describe... the swelling and nerve damage never improves for over a year after surgery and is centered around the calf/ankle area where the boot was applied. The presumption is curious that your present complications could be from the handler who assists the surgeon in charge of the boot section on the OP table.
I have also experienced numb issues in my feet, painful nerve sensations that have lingered long after surgery. I couldn't get my foot in my shoes for months. This surgery is hard on all our joints in the OP leg . Most of us hippies realize our bodies have to adjust to the new prosthetics and healing takes time . Like you... since my surgery I continue to suffer complications and thankfully not as severe as at first.
There seems to be a correlation with all THR joint surgeries using different OP tables , different surgeons with different skill sets and experience which in many cases makes no difference what approach was used , there is always some long term risks . I am always thankful to have my mobility back, even with the down side of coping from the lasting effects caused by surgery.
I suspect that the boot used in your case may have been closed to tightly on the calf adding additional pressure on the calf/ankle and veins in the area for to long a period of time , damaging the area your now having to cope with. Check over the internet with the American Orthopedic Joint Registry which documents information collected on a voluntary basis from hospitals and surgeons of all the results from THR joint surgery cases each year in the US.
There are studies somewhere done on the Hana table including the boot applicaion in order for it to be approved for use. You might find how the Hana tables used by assistants have possibly caused long term damage to other patients. Finding answers to this conundrum by filing a complaint with the Hospital will open a conversation . Or ... Contact the surgeon that designed the Hana table . You would expect the boot would have been designed not to be restrictive when applied to prevent damage to the patient. He is located in California a THR specialist surgeon, doctor Joel Matta. I remember reading about it when it was first approved for use in 2013 and asking my surgeon if they had the Hana OP table. There are pics of the Hana table on the internet, which looks more like a exercise machine than a OP Table.