Don't Mean To Brag, But...

[Gav]

I had relations with a nurse two days post op!

She pulled my catheter out! Ouch!! :o

[John C]

Hi Gav,
I realize that this is way off of your original topic, but I noticed at the bottom of your post that you said that you had an "uncemented ASR". Historically, the ASR has used "hybrid" fixation; uncemented cup, and cemented femoral cap. If you had a totally uncemented ASR, I think that would be big news in the resurfacing world. Could you confirm whether your ASR was uncemented, and if so, any other information on this.

[Gav]

I asked the surgeon if it would be uncemented, and he said yes. I think he meant the cup though. I just asked some of the questions from the list on this side. At that time I didn't know enough about it. So I'm presuming that all cups are uncemented, and caps are cemented?

[Tekka]

Hi Gav,

It's amazing how quickly we get to understand about re-surfacing and the different models being used.

My understanding of cups is...ALL cups are press fit, cemented we used early in re-surfacing and they are not to be used because of the mid/long term complications.

I often wonder about the cap being cemented or not, I have a cemented cap but i can see how the cementless would work and which one is best in the long term.

Best wishes

Terry

[John C]

Hi Gav,
You are right about pretty much all cups being uncemented. The vast majority of caps are cemented. Dr Gross in the US developed a cementless cap with Biomet, and has been installing hundreds of these for over two years now. Cormet has a cementless cap option, that is not getting a lot of use. Some people think that many manufacturers will eventually come out with cementless cap options, which is why your post showing a possible cementless ASR caught my attention.

[moe]

I had relations with a nurse two days post op!

She pulled my catheter out! Ouch!! :o

You win! LOL! Hope it was a quickie! Mine was!