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Found out I have scoliosis prior to hip surgery
I am seeing my surgeon this Friday and will probably have my surgery the beginning of June. I went for a few opinions and the PA of the surgeon I will be using mentioned that my spine looked "curved" when he looked at my xrays. After that appointment I went to one more ortho surgeon and took matters into my own hands and requested an xray of my spine. The 2nd opinion doctor looked and said I had scoliosis. Well this was news to me! At my visit this Friday I need to find out if this will affect my recovery or put me at more risk of complications. I also have 2 bad knees bone on bone and knock knee but have been functioning with them. This hip is taking me down and I'm unable to do simple things like clean the house without being down for the count the next day. To throw another curve ball in here, my daughter is getting married the beginning of December. I'm beyond nervous to get the hip done before the wedding I have posted on here before but that was before I was diagnosed with scoliosis. Any comments or advice is welcome!
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@tervin1985 and @beckyrn
How did things go, Tervin? You mentioned hip surgery, was this hip replacement and if so what approach (anterior, posterior, other)?
I imagine you did at least some post op walking and Physical therapy?
In regard to scoliosis and risk with hip replacement, I have not seen that specifically, but lower back fusion is reported to slightly increase the risk of dislocation in the year after surgery.
Hopefully you had a surgeon that took all of your conditions into consideration and has a fair amount of experience. I don't believe it's easy to identify the best surgeons, other than asking around, perhaps asking if the surgeon has done surgery on patients with spinal concerns. I don't believe Arizona, Florida, Minnesota, or states in the US have public records of surgeries done and success rates - so we rely on testimonials and anecdotes of patients. Sometimes surgeons *promote" their service or surgical approach, but again I am not aware of anyone stating or publishing they have 100 hip replacements per year with 95% success rate and/or re-do (revise failed hip replacements) in 20 patients per year with a 70 % success rate at one year after revision, as hypothetical examples. Good news though, I am fairly confident, if you ask, hospitals and ambulatory surgeries maintain peer review programs to monitor for successful outcomes, and hip replacement results are positive in most cases, if not always perfect.
Best wishes and hope all is well