Hip resurfacing with a dynamic hip screw

[hernanu]

Oops. Posted too early last post!!
So my only option would be to go private to get a BHR in the future. However as I am showing no clinical signs for any future surgery from xrays (can't do MRI because of DHS), it leaves me in a bit of a limbo......  :-/

Simon

I know that Two4One went through hell because she had bad OA that did not show up on standard X-Rays. I'd get another opinion, Simon - your pain is not in your head, there is a reason for it.

[simonfr]

Simon, i'm in a similar situation except screw fixation rather than dynamic screw.  I think you need to push forward for a diagnosis of the pain.  I have had both mri and ct scan so i don;t understand why you can't.

If you  were you normal after the initial healing and now have pain, something is wrong despite the lack of xray evidence.  I had a conversation with a radiologist recently.  She said that one must treat the patient, not the xray....

Hi Horse doc!  After reading lately about the magentisation properties of 316L stainless steel, it still has a little magnetic properties, therefore although not dangerous for me as a patient,but it does mean that any MRI will have a lot of scatter over the area which we wish to see.  I would only assume that your screws are titanium, or perhaps just because the metalwork presented by the screws is much less than the DHS? I believe the titanuim ones are much more MRI friendly.

Thats an excellent way to put it, 'treat the patient, not the x-ray'. Ive been doing some reading of previous posts on OA thanks to you guys, starting with Two4One. :)

Need to start calling round other consultants and get other views on my hip problem......

Cheers guys,

Simon