Hello,
I am a very serious adult ballet dancer (have been in ballet for over 2 decades, but started really late).
In 2016, I began to have hamstring and anterior "clicking" pain in my right hip when I would stand up from sitting. Pain progressed and in 2019 I had a right hip arthroscopy (labral debridement, synovectomy). This "well known" doc later said I had "too much arthritis" for a labral repair - saying I had grade 3-4 arthritis. Needless to say, symptoms continued (pain and lots of clicking).
In 2020, my left hamstring and hip began exhibiting the same symptoms. I had a PRP injection in the left, but that did not help a bit. I've done many months of PT. A recent right hip MRI shows, "severe arthritis and osteophytes, BUT SPACE IS MAINTAINED." My left hip hurts so bad now, but the left MRI shows just a labral tear, WITH SPACE MAINTAINED (fyi, I will be getting a 2nd opinion on that when another radiologist reads the MRI for the left).
I'm nearing my 40's and would like a simultaneous, dual-mobility hip replacement due to my activity in ballet. Both of my hips hurt everyday, but the OS is making me go through "diagnostic" cortisone injections (first extra-articular then intra-articular) to narrow down if I would truly benefit from a hip replacement (if the intra-articular cortisone decreases my pain more). I'm highly symptomatic even though I'm fairly young and "have joint space." Do I have to be crippled and totally bone-on-bone for my OS and insurance allow for hip replacements?
Thank you for any assistance,
Gerlonda
I am a very serious adult ballet dancer (have been in ballet for over 2 decades, but started really late).
In 2016, I began to have hamstring and anterior "clicking" pain in my right hip when I would stand up from sitting. Pain progressed and in 2019 I had a right hip arthroscopy (labral debridement, synovectomy). This "well known" doc later said I had "too much arthritis" for a labral repair - saying I had grade 3-4 arthritis. Needless to say, symptoms continued (pain and lots of clicking).
In 2020, my left hamstring and hip began exhibiting the same symptoms. I had a PRP injection in the left, but that did not help a bit. I've done many months of PT. A recent right hip MRI shows, "severe arthritis and osteophytes, BUT SPACE IS MAINTAINED." My left hip hurts so bad now, but the left MRI shows just a labral tear, WITH SPACE MAINTAINED (fyi, I will be getting a 2nd opinion on that when another radiologist reads the MRI for the left).
I'm nearing my 40's and would like a simultaneous, dual-mobility hip replacement due to my activity in ballet. Both of my hips hurt everyday, but the OS is making me go through "diagnostic" cortisone injections (first extra-articular then intra-articular) to narrow down if I would truly benefit from a hip replacement (if the intra-articular cortisone decreases my pain more). I'm highly symptomatic even though I'm fairly young and "have joint space." Do I have to be crippled and totally bone-on-bone for my OS and insurance allow for hip replacements?
Thank you for any assistance,
Gerlonda
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