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According to the surgeon who did the revision that resulted in dislocation, about 3 times as likely with the original THR. Mine was thought to have been caused by a "perfect storm" - revision, weaker that expected muscles due to tissue degradation from the metal (he had to remove quite a bit) and trying to correct a leg length imbalance caused by the original surgeon, when he did the revision on the first hip.
I have never felt unstable since the dislocation was repaired, over 12 years ago.
Sue
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Hi Sue, I wrote to you last August in regards to my upcoming revision surgery because the cobalt from MoM implants was leaking. Surgery went well. . . . Last Monday 1-29-24, while parked in my car waiting to pick up a student, I reached down to the passenger seat floor to pick up a notebook that had fallen there, and dislocated my hip. It was excruciating. Ambulance took me to ER, where to ER doctor put me under briefly and put the ball back into the socket.
I see my surgeon next week. I am curious as to your dislocation repair. Are you referring to re-placing the ball into the socket, done in the ER right after the dislocation, or something more? Thanks in advance for a response. I am terrified now of another dislocation. (Guess we all go through that fear after experiencing it.)
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Thank you very much, Sue. It's helpful to know what led to your "perfect storm." I guess my surgeon won't know the condition of my muscles until he gets in there. . . I'm apprehensive about a couple of things. And I realize now--thanks to your forum--that I do need to advocate for myself, in whatever way that plays out.