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Swollen Ankle after Anterior Hip surgery

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Aug 4 6:10pm | Replies (27)

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@kdbee

Hi, you’ve had 5 hip replacements?

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Yes - I had severe osteoarthritis, and at 55, the surgeon said I had the hips of an 85 year old. Both hips were done with Metal on Metal implants in 2006, they were recalled a few years later. I had pain, metalosis, tissue damage and a raft of other health problems from them, so they were replaced in 2011 with ceramic & polymer. One of the replacements dislocated, so back into the OR for more repair. Not a fun time in my life.
But here we are in 2024, and they are the most pain-free part of my body - I hope when I'm 85 the ortho will say I have the hips of a 55 year-old!