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What kind of mobility can I expect with an antibiotic spacer in my hip
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jun 23, 2023 | Replies (279)Comment receiving replies
Hi I hope you are now on the road to recovery and fingers crossed infection free. My husbands doctor has advised us the same. He has had his hip removed for 4 months now, and after finding more infection, have continued to leave the hip out and he is now on a 12 week course of antibiotics to try and beat the infection. We’ve been told that when a new prosthetic is implanted, this becomes a breeding ground for more infection, so the probability of recurrence is high when the hip is put back in. They can’t put a timeline on it. I’m wondering if/ and when this happens, what is mobility like without a hip joint. Thanks
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Hello. When i was 25 i had Necrosis a vascular and the doctors tried to save my bone, cutting a bit of bone and adding it to the femur head. It did not worked and it got infected. So the doctor cut my femur head and i was with no femur head 12 months.
After that , i had a successful life with my left hip replacement, the right one is another story 🙁
Asking about mobility if the doctor wont put a temporal hip and you are with no bone like i was, i can tell you that you will be able to do everything but with crotches. Mobility was very good. I used to swim 2 k per day, drive, had a partner, all pretty good. Just being careful of not tripping over that is all.
I hope this helps