CalciumHip
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My 69 year old wife had her left knee replaced the end of August, 2016. A week later she fell and broke her right hip and had to have a total hip replacement. A new left knee and a new right hip within a week. She has been going to therapy for about five months. About four weeks ago she fell again but this time she didn't break or hurt anything other than a few bruises. I took her to the surgery that did the hip replacement and he took X-rays of her knee and the right hip. The good news was that nothing was hurt in the fall, the bad news was that she has developed a large amount of calcium buildup around the ball of her hip implant which is causing her limited movement and a lot more pain. The doctor advises not to go back in with surgery to remove the calcium buildup (like a bone) and that her body should absorb the calcium in about a year. She is not improving at all now and it's been five months since the surgery and we do not want to wait a year. Has anyone else had this problem?? Is it possible to do arthroscopic surgery to remove the calcium and would this be better than a full redo of the hip implant? All feedback would be appreciated. #HeterotopicOssification
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