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Best approach for hip replacement
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: 18 hours ago | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
This can be a confusing subject, with pros and cons to both types of surgery. You can read a comparison of the 2 approaches here:
https://www.arthritis-health.com/surgery/hip-surgery/advantages-and-disadvantages-anterior-hip-replacement
I believe that any time a scalpel comes in contact with my body, there is some risk (however small) of one or more nerves being damaged. According to the review above the risk exists in any hip replacement. You might want to ask the surgeon what he meant - he might have said he doesn't cut any nerves, but that doesn't mean disturbed nerves won't be unhappy.
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Agreed, Sue. I believe all surgeries carry some risk of either nerve damage or nerve disruption. I had numbness/tingling on the skin around my knees after replacement. That wasn't very bothersome and resolved within a year.
I also had laminotomies on the S1, L5, and L4 vertebrae. The sciatic nerve wasn't damaged but it had been moved around, and yeah, the nerve wasn't happy about that. But the discomfort and minor pain only lasted about a week. The laminotomies were very helpful in relieving pressure from stenosis in my lumbar spine.