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Has anyone had a successful hip revision surgery?
My husband is 2 years post op THA. He's had chronic pain in hip, groin, and thigh. We've had every test under the sun to find the source of the pain. We saw our fourth doctor yesterday, and he's recommending a full hip revision surgery (including stem). The doctor thoroughly explained the X-rays and the biomechanics of my husband's anatomy. We are weighing the pros and cons. Has anyone had a successful revision surgery, whereby they would do it all over again? Is your quality of life better after surgery?
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@sueinmn thank you! Yes I had physical therapy. Dr will try ablation as well. I do have a light but I don’t think it’s enough. And I can’t get anyone to tell me how much I’m off.
I had a THR in 2012. In 2021, my hip dislocated when I put my shoe on to tie it. off to the hospital in an ambulance. My ortho doc referred me to a younger doctor that specialized in hip revisions. He explained to me that (most) of the older doctors did not want to do them because they truly ARE complex. I had just turned 65, and my doctor looked like Doogie Houser. 2021 we were right in the middle of the covid thing, and I had to wait for 3 months to get a revision.... meanwhile, after 7 hip dislocations, I finally got in. LOTS of physical therapy. once in a while I still get a pang or two of sharp pain, but it goes away. No, I'm not running any 5k's but, I am walking without pain. I had an anterior hip replacement, and the revision is done posterior. Yep, I look like I was thrown into a food processor, but at least it's not dislocating anymore! I went to an orthopedic center that is wonderful here in Arizona..
Do what your doctor recommends and what feels right to you. This was my experience. -Jane
@jlwilcox Interesting report. I found my surgeon many years ago when I had to do a left hip replacement. He is the primary inventor of the Superpath method of minimally invasive hip replacement. I had zero post surgery pain after that replacement.
A year ago my right knee suddenly failed to proceed. Six months ago the same surgeon replaced my right knee. We discussed the method he used and he explained that he preferred to do a mid vastus cut instead of a subvastus cut because (1) it provided a pathway if he ever needed to do a revision; and (2) it provided a better field of work for the surgeon. He further told me that a subvastus cut would be slightly less painful in recovery but only slightly. Apparently your OEM surgeon did not account for that possibility. As it turned out, I had zero post surgery pain this time as well.
My surgeon spends about 20% of his surgical time doing revisions of other surgeons' work. I am curious, what surgeon did you use for your revision?
I recently had my six month checkup with my surgeon. he told me I had no limitations. I asked him if that meant I could go on trampolines with my grandkids; he said yes. I asked if that meant I (an 81 YO male) could run; he said if I wanted to. A couple of days ago I went to an indoor trampoline facility with my son and grandkids. I tried running on the little kids floor(a little bouncy but not too bouncy) and it was a lot of fun. Sort of a combo of running and bouncing. I am working my way toward running.