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Glute tendon repair with muscel transfer surgery

Posted by grandma71 @grandma71, Jun 5 8:39am

Has anyone had a glute minimus surgery using a cadaver tendon and a glute Maximus muscel transfer to fix minimus muscel atrophy? It’s a salvage surgery and wondering if they would do it again or if it didn’t help

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patgrant | @patgrant | Jun 7 8:14am

I also am interested to know what benefits did the surgery give someone and how long and trying was the rehab. I too have fully avulsed and atrophied gluteus medius and minimus with fluid infiltration following a hip replacement August 2025. I hesitate to have surgery as the
Surgeon gives 20-70% chance of success but it is a big surgery with long, immmobilizing recovery. If successful I will still need a cane and have a limp. I do not have a lot of hip pain and my understanding is that relief from pain is the main benefit.
I have severe spinal arthritis, stenosis and extreme degenerative disc disease that is the source of my pain. With physio and targeted exercise I walk with a cane and minimal limp, do stairs and can walk for 40 minutes.
Thanks to everyone for sharing, it is invaluable.

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kathymrowse | @kathymrowse | Jun 8 6:25am
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I also am interested to know what benefits did the surgery give someone and how long and trying was the rehab. I too have fully avulsed and atrophied gluteus medius and minimus with fluid infiltration following a hip replacement August 2025. I hesitate to have surgery as the
Surgeon gives 20-70% chance of success but it is a big surgery with long, immmobilizing recovery. If successful I will still need a cane and have a limp. I do not have a lot of hip pain and my understanding is that relief from pain is the main benefit.
I have severe spinal arthritis, stenosis and extreme degenerative disc disease that is the source of my pain. With physio and targeted exercise I walk with a cane and minimal limp, do stairs and can walk for 40 minutes.
Thanks to everyone for sharing, it is invaluable.

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@patgrant my history is very similar to yours. Getting ready to have a fusion at L1-L2 first then see where I'm at

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patgrant | @patgrant | Jun 8 7:04am
In reply to @kathymrowse "@patgrant my history is very similar to yours. Getting ready to have a fusion at L1-L2..." + (show)
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@patgrant my history is very similar to yours. Getting ready to have a fusion at L1-L2 first then see where I'm at

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Hi Kathy, I couldn't read your entire message. I wish you success and relief with the fusion. Life should not be dominated by pain.
I had a decompression and laminectomy L3-4,4-5. I regularly get denervations (ablation) at whatever level is worst at the time from l2 to l5-s1. It destroys the pain carrying the nerve for up to 4 months at a time. I need to have a disk fusion but I just can’t deal with more at the moment.

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gussie | @gussie | Jun 8 8:24am

I have a mild tear in my left glute. I've had the pain for 4 months. When do I discuss surgery? Does it ever repair itself? I am an 84 year old female

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