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So I had my surgeon appt yesterday and he has gone ahead and booked me in for surgery. He said that because I have hypermobility in the joints, he is going to put in a dual hip joint instead of the standard hip joint commonly used.
After doing a lot of reading online last night, and watching quite a lot of videos online on youtube to see what they look like and understand the difference between the two, it seems to me that the dual hip joint should be the first choice for anyone because they say they have a much lower risk of dislocation, offer more flexibility, lower fracture rate and it's suggesting that they might last longer than the standard hip joints. It appears that they are newer as well(within the last 9-10 yrs). I have read all the old threads posted on the topic, but nothing listed there to answer the question.
Why wouldn't the dual hip joints not be the standard option for everyone? to me it seems like it should be the logical option. Does anyone know why they are not? have any of you had this dual hip joint?
After doing a lot of reading online last night, and watching quite a lot of videos online on youtube to see what they look like and understand the difference between the two, it seems to me that the dual hip joint should be the first choice for anyone because they say they have a much lower risk of dislocation, offer more flexibility, lower fracture rate and it's suggesting that they might last longer than the standard hip joints. It appears that they are newer as well(within the last 9-10 yrs). I have read all the old threads posted on the topic, but nothing listed there to answer the question.
Why wouldn't the dual hip joints not be the standard option for everyone? to me it seems like it should be the logical option. Does anyone know why they are not? have any of you had this dual hip joint?
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