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Hip Replacement

MrCheeseMrCheese
edited February 2009 in Chit chat
I've been offered a ceramic on ceramic hip replacement and told to "go away and google it and get a list a questions". For a chap in his 30's it seems to be the best way to go. Has anyone got any suitable questions / advice that I can ask the consultant?
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  • milemile
    edited February 2009
    ask the consultant what are the most fequently asked questions.







    then ask them.
  • KilbyKilby
    edited February 2009
    What I know about hip replacements goes back to my Dads work on them in the early 80s so things have seen a huge improvement.

    1: Bone wears out faster than stainless steel, titanium or ceramic materials

    2: The adhesive used to attach the replacement into the femur used to fail (becasue the bone flexed while the implant didn't)

    Cos you are having ceramic on ceramic 1 dosn't seem to apply.

    Therefore I would ask about what the typical lifetime of the implant would be.

    Rob...
  • MrCheeseMrCheese
    edited February 2009
    The consultant has already said he thinks ceramic on ceramic is my best choice for longevity but can't prove it as they have not been out long enough. The plastic ones do have a wear rate of about 0.1mm per year so they will loosen and dislocate, but it all depends on weight / lifestyle / original placement.
  • Scottie_ukScottie_uk
    edited February 2009
    I wonder if glass would work?
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  • MrCheeseMrCheese
    edited February 2009
    Glass has the same problem as ceramic - it could shatter.
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited February 2009
    mile wrote: »
    ask the consultant what are the most fequently asked questions.







    then ask them.


    You, kind sir, stole my reply!!! :grin:

    This consultant must be brand-spanking new if he/she has to have you scavenge for questions. There must be standardised pamphlets about these sort of operations readily available from the department this person works for/with ... that is if you went to a professional healtcare facility and not the shadier side of town.

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    of rum gone off to? (inside the patient?!?!?!?!)

    Whatever you decide to do, I do hope it all works out for you.
  • zx1zx1
    edited February 2009
    What about one made of titanium? That would last forever!
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  • MrCheeseMrCheese
    edited February 2009
    Titanium would be good, but they have to make a socket in the pelvis by shaving the bone, then they smooth it out with ceramic hence the ceramic on ceramic replacement. I don't think they can attach titanium or glass to the pelvis to make the socket.

    The consulatant is a time served, not a newbit. The problem with the replacement for a chap in his 30's is that the surgery will need doing again at some point as the replacement works loose / breaks etc. He wanted me to research his suggestion to make sure I am happy with it.
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited February 2009
    Sounds like he wants you to do his job for him, ask him if he'll pay you 60k a year...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • MrCheeseMrCheese
    edited February 2009
    I'm not drilling into my own leg and chippping my pelvis to bits then ramming some metal rods into my bones! I think he wants me to make an informed choice rather than saying "this is what I am going to do, mortal!".

    Any medical types around here with any info?
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited February 2009
    MrCheese wrote: »
    I'm not drilling into my own leg and chippping my pelvis to bits then ramming some metal rods into my bones! I think he wants me to make an informed choice rather than saying "this is what I am going to do, mortal!".

    Any medical types around here with any info?
    I think Dunnys your man on that one.
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • MrCheeseMrCheese
    edited February 2009
    karingal wrote: »
    I think Dunnys your man on that one.

    Dunny! Coo-eee! You da man for hip replacement! Is ceramic on ceramic the best choice for a chap in his 30's for a hip thats rogered from AVN?
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