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I recently was lucky enough to get an appointment with one of the top doctors for this type of repair. He agreed to do the surgery but gave me a 20-70% chance of improvement. I would always have a limp, some instability, may not need a cane; the biggest gain from this type of surgery he said was reduced hip pain. I don’t have hip pain, just my long term back pain,
I have since worked with a great physiotherapist to strengthen my gluteus Maximus and abductors. I now can walk without a cane, still slight limp but I don’t have walking endurance. I feel more secure with a cane.
The surgeon says that I have achieved the best of what the surgery would accomplish. Unless my condition changes and/or pain starts, there is no advantage to having the repair which is quite onerous with a long recovery period. I hope this information is helpful. Good luck.
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