North East Man
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- Sep 28, 2013
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- United Kingdom
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I had my right hip resurfaced in the UK 4 yrs ago & since then if I cough, sneeze, trip slightly I get a terrific pain in the hip. When sleeping & turn over in bed the pain wakes me up. When walking I can feel the hip & feel the clicking. I've complained regularly since 2009 & been ignored. The surgeon blames everything but his workmanship. So last month my family insisted I get a 2nd opinion at a different Hospital. I did that & as soon as I viewed the Xrays along with the 2nd opinion guy I could see the stem of the new femoral head cap goes into the femur on an angle. It is supposed to go down the centre if it is to sit correctly. It can't be seated correctly & I think this is the problem.
How did the surgeon who did the resurfacing not spot this immediately?
Can someone look at my X-Ray & give their opinion.
I forgot to mention that the 2nd opinion surgeon only does Total Hip Replacements so when I pointed out the angle of the stem he just smiled & said 'I don't do hip resurfacing'. I replied by saying if he'd drilled at that angle the longer stem on the THR would have came out of the side of the Femur. Again he smiled as if he knew I was correct. In his letter to my doctor he says ' In lateral view the tip of the stem is sitting slightly posteriorly, but is this normal or abnormal as I am not an expert to comment'
Thank You so much,
North East Man
How did the surgeon who did the resurfacing not spot this immediately?
Can someone look at my X-Ray & give their opinion.
I forgot to mention that the 2nd opinion surgeon only does Total Hip Replacements so when I pointed out the angle of the stem he just smiled & said 'I don't do hip resurfacing'. I replied by saying if he'd drilled at that angle the longer stem on the THR would have came out of the side of the Femur. Again he smiled as if he knew I was correct. In his letter to my doctor he says ' In lateral view the tip of the stem is sitting slightly posteriorly, but is this normal or abnormal as I am not an expert to comment'
Thank You so much,
North East Man