Posterior vs Anterior

Yo Mike!  I know of omeone in AZ who had both posterior first anterior second, raves about Anteior!  Had problems healing with postieror was back on her horse withint 6 weeks with anterior.  I cannot find a hospital to accomadate anterior here in SC no one has the right table that is needed. I know of someone in CT 75 years old had both done anterior rides her bike 10 miles a day.

Go for it! !!!!

wish I had a choice. ..

big warm hug

Renee

Where are you located ?

Anterior is not common in UK

I had anterior and compared to some posts that I read here, it seems to have a faster recovery rate

I think this is because the muscles are not cut and less damage is done compared to the posterior approach.

I'm in France and my surgeon carries out 200 THR per year.

Hi Mike, I live in England I am 68 year old man and I have had both posterior and anterior. The first THR on my left leg was done at a local hospital posterior and was ver successful within 6 weeks. Back playing golf twice a week and generally very good my surgeon said the right hip was nowhere near as bad as the left but because I have a spinal fusion in my back it would even me up by having that done also. I had heard about DAA ops being done in the US and Australia and did my research into the implications.What attracted me to the DAA was not sleeping on my back for 6 weeks. I found a surgeon in Birmingham in one of the top orthpeadic hospitals in the UK he said I was the ideal candidatenot overweight and very fit. I had the op in October 2014 since then my life has been a NIGHTMARE!! within days of discharge I realised something was badly wrong< I had the left leg to compare it agaisnt. The pain was unreal I couldnt walk even on crutches it was like treading on glass. I went back for them to examine me to be told it would settle down, it didnt! I paid to see other specialists, CT scans, ultrasounds, MRI's etc. Eventually after threatening legal action he said an undersize stem had been used in my femur which was loose and sunk into the bone. Apart from that they have damaged the lateral cutaneous nerve, requring anor op to try and repair that. I then went back into hospital under another surgeon who agreed to carry out a complete revision, removing all the hardware and starting again, 9 days in isolation and intravenous anti biotics every day. Since then (June 2015) I have not been able to walk more than 500yds without pain they have carried out nerve studies to discover my femoral nerve has probably been damaged they left a multi locular collection on the hip which means I cannot even put my own sock on. I am listed for injections into two other nerves whist they try and establish the source of my pain, the list is endless. No golf no walks .My whole life has revolved around hospitals. If only I could turn the clock back. All the surgeons I have subsequently met say without doubt the tried tested and safest way is posterior as they have more room to work away from the congested nerve pathways that go through the front of the hip. I I type this my back has gone into spasm due to the surgery.   I should add that this hospital The Royal Orthopeadic in Birmingham did not use the special operating table or the fluoroscope which they should on their video promoting this procedure.

I feel sure I have been unlucky wrong surgeon, wrong equipment, and others that have had DAA have been fine but thougt I should give you the heads up on my experience, I wish someone had warned me. It all sounded great at the time but I still dont know if I will ever be free of tnis disability. Good luck wth whatever you chose to do.

Paul