My right leg has always been slightly shorter (maybe about 3/8 inch shorter than my left but the surgeon has now made them the same length. The stem was replaced and was cemented at the bottom of the stem (previously it was a total non-cemented stem), and the femur was wrapped.
I went in for a second surgery on July 24th. I had not had hip or leg pain until February of 2020 but wanted the hip surgery done right away due to the femoral head issue.Īfter a lot of pain during the first two weeks after surgery, and after two x-rays and a CT scan it was determined that my femur had a crack in it and at about the two week mark the crack expanded and the stem fell about 1/2 inch. I had my right hip replaced by lateral direct method on July 7th, 2020 as was told I was bone on bone and had necrosis of the femoral head.
I am new to BoneSmart and this is my first post.
