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@Josephine
I only have a CD of my MRI and no Xray. The radiologist's report says my AVN is bilateral and both hips are
Ficat stage 2 (pre-collapse). The lesion size is approximately 40% of the weight-bearing surface. My pain level is no more than a 1 or 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 and is only present while weight-bearing. I do limp, however, this has been steadily improving (in fact, I have not used my cane for the past 10 days or so). I do feel an unstableness upon standing and taking my first step, but it quickly stabilizes.
Here's the monkey wrench...I recently underwent another MRI and tearing of the Acetabular Labrum was identified (in the symptomatic hip). I'm almost certain my pain is stemming from the tear and not from the AVN.
Arthroscopic repair of the Labrum is not an option because of the coexisting AVN.
So, my question is this;
I have read that a conservative treatment for a torn Labrum would be physical therapy to strengthen the hip muscles. I started physical therapy today in hopes of strengthening these muscles and possibly delaying or perhaps avoiding the hip replacement.
Your thoughts?
Thank you Josephine!
I only have a CD of my MRI and no Xray. The radiologist's report says my AVN is bilateral and both hips are
Ficat stage 2 (pre-collapse). The lesion size is approximately 40% of the weight-bearing surface. My pain level is no more than a 1 or 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 and is only present while weight-bearing. I do limp, however, this has been steadily improving (in fact, I have not used my cane for the past 10 days or so). I do feel an unstableness upon standing and taking my first step, but it quickly stabilizes.
Here's the monkey wrench...I recently underwent another MRI and tearing of the Acetabular Labrum was identified (in the symptomatic hip). I'm almost certain my pain is stemming from the tear and not from the AVN.
Arthroscopic repair of the Labrum is not an option because of the coexisting AVN.
So, my question is this;
I have read that a conservative treatment for a torn Labrum would be physical therapy to strengthen the hip muscles. I started physical therapy today in hopes of strengthening these muscles and possibly delaying or perhaps avoiding the hip replacement.
Your thoughts?
Thank you Josephine!
