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Is there any alternative to a Total Hip Replacement?
Is there any alternative to a Total Hip Replacement? -- Posted by arsguide@yahoo.com on 12-27-04 13:34
Hello. If you know anything about a total hip replacement I'd
appreciate your advice.
My uncle is looking for possible alternatives to his diagnosis of
needing a total hip replacement - that is the ball and joint need to
replaced. Apparently, I apologize for the second hand description, it
is at the point of bone rubbing on bone and he is increasingly in pain.
He is only able to be active for a hour day.
He is 60 years old and overweight, by about 50-70 pounds. His doctor
has recommended a total hip replacement, but warns him that unless he
loses significant weight, his recovery will be difficult and injury
prone. He has asked me to search out any information on alternatives
to the traditional total hip replacement. He said he had heard of
another procedure being used in Europe. I found this procedure being
used in the UK which is method that requires a smaller scar and thus
faster healing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3153262.stm
Is this the only other procedure or alternative to a THR? Are there
any others that you know of? Any general medical advice for someone
his age or in his situation?
Thanks in advance for any help,
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