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susie74530
susie74530

Do all patients undergoing THR have MRI scans?

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  • rose0000
    rose0000 susie74530

    Posted

    No, sometimes an X-ray is enough - especially if bone on bone is obvious.
    • susie74530
      susie74530 rose0000

      Posted

      My Xray showed "further narrowing" not bone on bone, so does that mean an MRI or CT scan?
  • lyn1951
    lyn1951 susie74530

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    susie - No I don't think so Susie.

    I think it depends on the specialist, with my first THR, the first specilaist I saw, looked at my x-rays, put up a template of prothesis too see which one fitted, and noted that on the file.

    He then asked to examine me, and laid me down on my back, grabbed my knee and raised it so thigh was 90 degrees to my body, and rotated it around, OHHHHH that hurt, and he commented it felt like a bucket of bolts.

    He then walked back to his desk, and left me to deal with myself, as I walked -limped back across the room he made the comment, I think I'll do an MRI.

    That MRI showed part of the ball of the hip was hollow, or like an egg with the yolk gone, amazing that it doesn't show clearly on the x-ray beacuse of where it was I assume, and moth eaten to boot, thats the only way I can describe it when you look at those MRI's frightening, even MRI staff who never comment came and helped me up, and were so concerned that they sparked interest from me, I asked some questions, and they explained the pictures to me then and there, but you can see I'm bone on bone in the x-rays.

    • renee01952
      renee01952 lyn1951

      Posted

      what an interesting story Lyn ...our body is a wonderland, isn't it 
    • lyn1951
      lyn1951 renee01952

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      Renee - never fails to be of interest to me.

      I am full of questions about how our body works with my GP, and my husbands specialists.

      They have learnt with me fobbing me off only makes me more curious what they are trying not to tell me.

      I do not deal easily with not knowing, I have to know how I work, and or family and I have to understand as well, that way I have been able to deal with major health problems for both my children, myself and my husband.

      Have had more than my fair share of health problems over the years, and with my understanding have I believe saved my husbands life when i refused to accept GP's opinion that there was nothing wrong with him. His heartbeat was normal or so I was told, his blood pressure was normal saw that, it was, but still knew something was wrong and insisted on seeing a specialist, two days after specialist appt, collapsed at home and I was able to tell the Dr's what was wrong with him, local hospital dismissed my opinion, but nurses took me seriously, and advised me to take him across the city to the heart hospital the following day. They treated me well, maybe I was lucky with the Dr, he took me seriously and listened. I must admit all night dredging the internet for husbands condition, and then reading medical articles, so by the time I finally got to the heart hospital I had the medical terms down pat, and they assumed I was a nurse, knowledge makes a huge difference.

  • joanne-1970
    joanne-1970 susie74530

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    Hi Susie

    I had an MRI on my spine because I've got lower back pain but I think it's a delaying tactic because from what I've gathered since from reading this forum is that most people have lower back pain from bone on bone hips. It did pick up some arthritis in my spine though. Maybe I'm just being cynical.

  • vicki00016
    vicki00016 susie74530

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    I had a ct scan just prior to my op so my consultant could plan the surgery. An X-Ray will show up obvious bony defects but a CT scan gives more detail. In my case the cup was retroverted and the posterior aspect was missing. ( I had previous surgery as a child). An MRI scan gives details of the tissues surrounding the hip.
  • renee01952
    renee01952 susie74530

    Posted

    I don't think so ... I didn't get one either as x-rays clearly showed bone-on-bone -
  • Gaby21
    Gaby21 susie74530

    Posted

    I didn't. Showed enough on the X Ray was a no brainer☹
  • Hailea
    Hailea susie74530

    Posted

    I had MRI scan I was lucky I had one of the modern ones not the cave / old type one that are rather scary. 

    From what I have been told by my surgeon not all detail can be seen by just an X Ray so a scan helps in some cases.  the surgeon  can see more damage and how best to approach the surgery. 

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