I am 5 months post op BHR and have clunking sounds which seem like they are coming from the joint area. There is no pain there and the sounds are only when I shake or bounce my leg with very little weight on it (even brushing my teeth seems to make it rattle). My surgeon says xrays look good and I don't get the feeling or noise when I put weight on in. Doc also had a bone scan done but it came out normal.
Any ideas out there or is it normal and something to live with?
Hi
I had a lot of what I called clunking. It is the two pieces of the hip device being a bit apart and hitting back together. I had been told that is because the muscles are not yet healed and tight enough yet to hold them together. It did not hurt, but I felt it more than heard it. I got better as time went on. I am now 3 years post op and can still get a clunk now and then if I sit in a certain way and move. Again, it does not hurt. I am also older and not quite as active as the younger folks since I am 64 now.
So clunking is normal. Here is a little more from Dr. De Smet about it http://www.surfacehippy.info/faqclunkinginhip.php (http://www.surfacehippy.info/faqclunkinginhip.php)
Good Luck.
Pat