i would like to ask questions about specific ortho procedures.. gotfried plate on hip and bipolar hip and total knees
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Hi, you emailed me\n\nSorry but I am not familiar with a gotfried plate; and do you mean bilateral hip or total hip (ie stem and socket) when you say bipolar?\n\nTKR - fairly straighforward - usually used in osteoarthritis. Have a limited life span depending on weight of pt and lifestyle. Can be redone but with more problems. Pretty much the same goes for total hips though there's more meaningful variations in the type of prosthesis and whether it's cemented or not. For example someone in middle age would probably get a ceramic head on their prosthesis.
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It probably depends a lot on where you are.\n\nI don't know any organizations, but our rep for a national orthotics company (Hanger) gave us local info.\n\nI'd start by finding the closest Hanger office (or another prosthetics firm) and asking them.
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I have experienced joint replacement and it has helped me tremendously.  The most important thing is to do the physical therapy just as they tell you to.  It is painful but it will be beneficial in the end.  Today they can replace your finger joints also.  I am going to go for that too.  My hands are so crippled and they hurt so bad.  My knees feel much better.  Get them both done one after the other.  I have also had my hips replaced.  You might call me the bionic woman.  Or the million dollar woman if you could see my medical bills!  But you only live once and I wanted to be able to still do things in life.  I do take pain medication on occasion, especially when it is rainy and cold outside.  Mostly I try mind over matter.  There is no cure for this crippling disease so we must make the best of it.
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It sounds as though you are still active.  Some considerations to make regarding your acitivity include lessening your impact with your physical fitness...changing to biking and swimming  as opposed to running or jogging...eating a well-balanced diet that included plenty of water and avoids caffiene and alcholol (dehydrates your body).  When you find that even with these modifications that your acitivty is still limited, then it is a good time to consider joint replacement.  \n\nJoint replacements continue to improve in technology and technique and I imagine they will only continue to improve.  Some surgeons now perform the minimally invasive technique which only requires about a 4 to 6 inch scar and usually only requires an overnight hospital stay.  Pain and recovery time is lessened with this technique, but not all candidates qualify for this approach.  \n\nIf you are at the point where you cannot carry on your normal acitivities and are having a cosultation for a hip replacement, don't let anyone tell you that you are "too young"...yes, you will probably need a revision(s) in the future...but better to do it when you are younger rather than put it off another 20 years until you are so disabled that you've lost all your strength, cannot exercise, have developed a heart condition, have become obese due to lack of exercise, etc.  \n\nThere are people your age who undergo hip replacement, but it is rare.  When it limits your acitivities even with the modifications listed above, that's the time to consider it...otherwise, let the technology continue to progress!
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Ask your MD or surgeon who performs it. My sis had it done and there were complications afterwards, but they fixed it and now she has lost more weight and she likes the results.
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I think you could get a better answer from your orthopedic doctor or other ortho doctors, It would of course limit the functionality of the knee but you should not get disabled, good luck
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Did you already schedule this procedure?\nIf not, research links on the internet.  Look up doctors in your area as well.  Find out as much as you can about this procedure.  \nIf you have scheduled, call the doctor's office & speak to an assistant or nurse for further information.
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I am puzzled as to why you are on Flexeril for osteoporosis & chodromalacia, unless you are using it as a sleeping pill.  You are awfully young for osteoporosis - are you on medications to help with that?  Have you considered surgical intervention for the knees?  It is better to fix the underlying problem than to try and treat the symptom (pain).\n\nLong term use of narcotics can cause you to not only become tolerant, but to develop extreme sensitivity to pain - things that don't normally cause pain might feel painful to you (opiate-induced hypersensitivity)\n\nI would consult a pain management specialist with the goal of getting off narcotics completely.  Contact your local hospital's anesthesia department for a referral.\n\nGood luck.
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I would probably listen to what the surgeon is saying.  He has obviously performed this type of procedure on many patients before, with success.  Some surgeons have before and after photographs, you could ask if your surgeon has any?\n\nIt is natural for you as a parent to want the best and to be worried about the outcome. Relax a little I am sure everything will be fine.\n\nGood luck!
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You could always ask your surgeon. He/she would be the one with the correct answer. I work for Orthopaedic surgeons, but I would not make a suggestion. Sorry
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orthonovum, orthotricyclene, organon, so many more, talk to DR
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That is up to your surgeon, not  you. Sorry. Give his nurse a call, she'll/he'll have the correct answer for you, not us, anyway,haha.
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I have AVN too. But I am not at the point of joint replacement yet. I don't know what it is like to have joint replacement but I can tell that you are a strong person. Good luck!!
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No one can give you the answer to that but your ortho. Doctors often use different practices even in the same situation.\n\nWhy not ask her when you see her on Wednesday before she starts any work and at least that way you'll know exactly what's going to happen.\n\nGood luck!!!! :)
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How old is your granddaughter and was she born with this problem?  Has your granddaughter ever seen a Orthropedist?  They are bone specialist and they would be able to help her out better.  Medical technology has advanced since I was a baby.  I was born in 1964 and the doctors then told my parents I had "swivel hips" which made one leg longer than the other.  As I got to be around 3 yrs. old I had knock knees, where my knees would come close together, in a inwards style.  Not to mention I was born with flat feet and bunions.\n\nMy family didn't catch these problems in time, so now in my adult life I have to pay for their ignorance.  Make your granddaughter a appointment to see a bone specialist.  They will perform x-rays on her and run some other tests and they will determine what she needs.\n\nGood luck to your granddaughter and you for caring about her so much!\n\nI hope I was of some help to you!
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www.implantinfo.com\nvery helpful and informative
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I get my chiropractor to do it.  Make sure that's what you actually did though, I knew a girl, thought she put her hip out and really she gave herself a stress fracture.  Call your doctor.