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Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Nov 16 8:18am | Replies (515)
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cheryl99, Was the hip they removed a prosthetic hip, or was it your own femur ball and pelvic socket? By the way, I am very interested in getting your UNC surgeon’s name so that my surgeon can contact him. Thank you.
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They removed my own femur and part of my pelvic bone because of the damage from radiation and the bacteria from the cat bite. My doctor did not feel my bones were strong enough to support a prosthetic hip. He was willing to try and said we could always remove it if it didn’t work....I wasn’t willing to take that chance. My Doctor is Daniel J. Del Gaizo, MD. Link to his information https://findadoc.unchealthcare.org/details/368