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I had left hip replaced 5yrs ago w/o problems. 8 months ago I started
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@slinpain Welcome to Mayo Connect, where we're not pros, just fellow travelers in our health journeys. I have had both hips replaced and revised. The one thing my ortho advises is that groin pain needs to be evaluated because it can be caused by a very tight muscle that needs attention or it can be an early sign of implant failure. It can also be caused by other parts of the body being out-of-whack, like the back or knee.
Are you still able to make an appointment to see the original doctor? They will likely do an x-ray to make sure the implant is okay, then a physical exam to try to narrow down the cause. You might then get a referral for PT to try to relieve the symptoms.
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I need to decide whether to get left knee meniscus repaired (my meniscus posterior root is torn, and the meniscus is extruded 3 mm.) or get a TKR. I received steroid injections in the front of each knee, and although the pain has gone away, my left knee seems weak and a bit slightly unstable. I walk the dogs at a very slow rate each AM. The ortho doctor says that if I get the meniscus repaired, I'll be on crutches or walker for 6 weeks. If I get TKR I will walk the next day, but I know it involves a fair amount of PT and using a walker a lot. I'm not entirely inexperienced with joint replacement as I've had my left hip replaced (posterior) a few years ago (2016). So, how does one decide which procedure is best? I have no knee ligament damage, just a small Baker's cyst.