I had a right anterior replacement done by a surgeon who has performed thousands at a large teaching hospital. My recovery has been good in terms of function, but I have had a hard time with what has been diagnosed by several doctors as meralgia paresthetica. Later in the day there has been numbness and throbbing, although that has been fading away. My os said that scar tissue from the Incision was impacting the nerve (lfcn).
If I were to need another replacement, I would review all the approaches again and doubt that I would choose anterior for me, but that might depend on the surgeon I would find also.
If I were to need another replacement, I would review all the approaches again and doubt that I would choose anterior for me, but that might depend on the surgeon I would find also.
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