marku
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Hi. My wife had a THR revision 16 years ago and is now experiencing increased pain, and so has very recently seen two Drs to schedule some fixing.
Dr1 took xrays, and he says we must replace the polyethylene cup as it is wearing thin, and remove the wires (I think they are wires) and trochanteric claw (I think that is what it is called). He is concerned it may fail soon and he thinks he can just replace the liner part of the socket.
2nd opinion Dr2 took xrays, and he says do not replace the cup, it is fine. The pain is coming from the clamp and wires - he would just remove those.
Dr1 does THRs as well as other surgery. Dr 2 specializes in THRs. We have xrays from each Dr, and cant see what they are seeing that makes this difference of opinion.... Currently my wife is planning to see another Dr to help figure out which way to go.
Does anyone have any suggestions or understand what might be causing this difference of opinion? Thanks very much for any help!
Mark
Dr1 took xrays, and he says we must replace the polyethylene cup as it is wearing thin, and remove the wires (I think they are wires) and trochanteric claw (I think that is what it is called). He is concerned it may fail soon and he thinks he can just replace the liner part of the socket.
2nd opinion Dr2 took xrays, and he says do not replace the cup, it is fine. The pain is coming from the clamp and wires - he would just remove those.
Dr1 does THRs as well as other surgery. Dr 2 specializes in THRs. We have xrays from each Dr, and cant see what they are seeing that makes this difference of opinion.... Currently my wife is planning to see another Dr to help figure out which way to go.
Does anyone have any suggestions or understand what might be causing this difference of opinion? Thanks very much for any help!
Mark