Author Topic: Revision option? (Read 1844 times)

kkarpinski · « **on:** November 21, 2013, 03:26:12 PM »

Has anyone had a resurfacing revision surgery that keeps the femur head and swaps out the metal cup with a poly cup?

Granton · « **Reply #1 on:** November 21, 2013, 03:49:23 PM »

I may be wrong, but I don't think they do poly cups that big, do they? The contact surface would be so big, they would wear too much.

David

kkarpinski · « **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2013, 04:36:53 PM »

It is my understanding that resurfacing cups are actually smaller thereby allowing for a revision surgery that keeps the resurfaced femur head and replaces the metal cup with a highly cross linked poly cup. I am looking for more information and real people who have had this type of revision. I need double hip revision surgeries due to my metal levels. It looks like Dr. Pritchett in Seattle and Dr. Gross in South Carolina have experience in this area.

Granton · « **Reply #3 on:** November 21, 2013, 05:11:04 PM »

This page might help you.

http://www.mcminncentre.co.uk/metal-ions-questions-answers.html

See about 3/4 of the way down - "new polyethylene bearing".

David

Some Dude · « **Reply #4 on:** November 21, 2013, 05:26:46 PM »

Heres what I had and got side by side. The new cup has 2 screws to help with "initial stabilization" according to the surgery report. Seems like you'd need quite a bit bigger cup or a lot smaller (thinner) liner. By the way if you can find a guy who revise with an anterior approach I'd seriously consider using him. My revision anteriorly was (well so far) a much easier recovery than my original bhr. But there are more risks as I understand it.
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