Just wanted you to know that I am scheduled for hip arthroscopy on Aug 4. Thomas Byrd, OS in Nashville will do the surgery. He is probably the most experienced OS in the US with this surgery
http://nsmoc.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=77Craig Morrison is the OS who referred me to him. His group is suppose to do more hip replacement than any other group in the Southeast. They support hip resurfacing as the first choice of hip replacements. I know Dr. Morrison is the choice of a number of athletes in the area.
http://www.sjri.com/I felt very comfortable when he referred me to Dr. Byrd because he thought that I should check this option before hip replacement. Dr Byrd feels that arthroscopy will definitely delay hip replacement and perhaps make it unnecessary.
I was just curious to see if anyone has had any experience with either of these OS. I have been tremendously impressed with both.
Thanks for your post and support. After the surgery I hope I can be an encouragment to others. I know there are not many OS that do hip arthroscopy but I am looking forward to it. After all what do I have to loose? I have had a number of arthroscopic surgeries and felt like new after all of them.
Louann