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I have a hip plant and now I have a 70% torn, gluteal, minimus tendon
I had a hip arthroscopy with successful implant nine years ago. Now I have a 70% torn gluteus, minimus tendon and a 15% torn gluteus medius tendon.
I could barely walk and was in great pain so I was given a PRP injection. I am walking successfully, but do not know if this is a final answer.
Has anyone else experienced this? What was the treatment? What was the outcome?
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Hi Melanie,
Sorry for what you are going through. 9 years is a long time since your THR.
If the surgeon used a posterior or lateral incision (as opposed to anterior), then some of your glute muscles would have cut for the replacement. They would have been sewn back together before closing, but it seems likely that scar tissue would form. Even so, at 9 years, healing would have occurred. The tears may bot be related to the surgery, hard to tell.
Because you list the degree of tears, I assume you had an MRI. I would go back to your hip surgeon first for advice. For tears of such significance, I would think surgery to repair the muscles is called for, but I'm not sure, and I'm not sure if an ortho Dr would even do that, or if a different specialist is required.
Please let us know what happens, and in the mean time, all the best to you.
(In the short term, ice is always a good choice for fast but temporary relief.)
Joe