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What did you choose for hip replacement materials? (for females?)

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ruu30
ruu30

Hi everyone,

I am curious what you chose for your replacement materials?

I don't want metal on metal because of the poisoning. Just curious what people have gotten and how long were they told that option lasts for?

Thanks!

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  • maggie93798
    maggie93798 ruu30

    Posted

    Left it to the surgeon. Plastic cup, metal ball and  stem, uncemented. Same as my husband. As far as I know there is not much of a male female divide, rather a surgeon divide. I understood that metal on metal is no longer used in the UK at least.
  • anne58575
    anne58575 ruu30

    Posted

    I go in tomorrow for my second hip left ceramic uncemented tomorrow the right will be ceramic and cemented his time.

  • Rocketman_SG6UK
    Rocketman_SG6UK ruu30

    Posted

    There are pro's and con's for each type of joint.

    Ceramic - long lasting due to hard wearing characteristics.

                   -Can shatter, and if it does, it has to be replaced with another ceramic one due to debris.

    Poly - Does not shatter like ceramic.

            - Not as long lasting as ceramic.  May only be suitable for lower weight patients.

    Metal - Lasts a long time, does not shatter

              - Toxic when the metal wears away and fine debris enters the bloodstream.

    I left the choice to the surgeon - he has more experience than me, so I did not get poly as I am too heavy, I had ceramic, and was unfortunate enough to have it shatter due to the surgeon putting it in wrong. I now have had a revision with ceramic as there will be minute particles of debris left behind.

  • ptolemy
    ptolemy ruu30

    Posted

    I think you are better off getting a first class surgeon and they will probably choose the hip he feels is best. He will have more knowledge about hips than we do. Has your surgeon actually offered a choice?
    • RichardKen
      RichardKen ptolemy

      Posted

      Spot on, choice of surgeon is key followed by being fit and being positive. Best to not be over weight, not a smoker or a drinker. Cheers, Richard
    • Guest
      Guest ptolemy

      Posted

      I tried to look up my surgeons statistics but couldn’t find anything 
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy Guest

      Posted

      In U.K. there is a register on line somewhere. Also my surgeon has his own website. Do you know anyone who has used your surgeon? Often you do not necessarily get a true picture online.
    • jen86183
      jen86183 Guest

      Posted

      I tried to find my surgeon catt to see his success rate but in wales they do not have to put anything online.
    • Guest
      Guest ptolemy

      Posted

      Found . Thank you will send a request for information 
  • Dh92651
    Dh92651 ruu30

    Posted

    I was very careful with the choice of implant because of all the problems they had with metalosis.  My implant is made by Smith and Nephew.  Its made of titanium it is considered "modular" and had a ceramic ball and poly cup.   

    I will say the manufacturer of implant is often the choice of the physician and which company rep they like to work with the most.  I was lucky that the surgeon I liked happened to use the prosthesis that I wanted using the approach I thought was best in my case.  I went with a posterior lateral approach because I had a previous femoroplasty which reshapes the femur and the risk of femur fracture is 8.4% with the anterior approach.  I thought my risks were higher because of the previous surgery.  

    hope this is helpful.  

    • ptolemy
      ptolemy Dh92651

      Posted

      I think the metal on metal that was problematic was when they used cobalt as one of the metals. 
    • Dh92651
      Dh92651 ptolemy

      Posted

      Yes agreed!  Some of the implants are metal on poly and I liked the idea of the ceramic on poly better, even if it is titanium.  
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