how do you know if you need a hip replacement?

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Answered: Hip relacement

Most hip implants ahve been reported to fail due to defective component used by the manufacturer. Biomet is one of the makers that faced a number of lawsuits because of their faulty device. Read more @ http://www.rotlaw.com/biomet/ .

Answered: Riding a horse after hip replacement

Thank you so much for your response. I did try and ride a bit but the nerves got the best of me. Actually, I have moved to the Caribbean and scuba dive for my fun. Very low inpact and the scenery is spectacular !

Answered: Can i have hip replacement surgery and still work as a truck driver?

You may have your work back, yes, but maybe you need to be extra careful that time. Your hip, just like your knee carries the mass of your body. You also have to consider that time when you have your hip replacement surgery, it may cause failure to your surgery if you insist yourself in that kind of ...

Answered: After hip replacement will I be able to bowl or go horse-back riding?

I bowled a 621 3 game series 2 weeks and 2 days after my right hip replacement surgery. I am right handed so I finish on my left leg. No way could it be done the other way. It was painful (not in the hip but leg muscles). I had to modify my delivery after 2 warm up shots I moved almost 2 feet ...

Answered: Surgical & non surgical options following multiple dislocation of

This page may help you answer some of your questions - http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/services/ortho/getting-treatment/services/hip-services/treatment/index.cfm . You may want to email one of the hip specialists at OHSU - ortho@ohsu.edu
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Young hip replacement?

Is he having a double hip surgery at the same time? I never knew it's possible! I've heard about double-knee but not double hip. All the same, he's a brave boy he is. We are all scared, big or small surgery. Just be with him and talk about any fears and issues he's having right now. -- Know ...

Infection to hip replacements

If your hip replacement device has been infected, then maybe it has already developed metal toxicity. Here's an excerpt from this blog post, you may wanna read it too. http://www.hiprecalllaw.com/metal-toxicity-a-reason-for-the-hip-replacement-recall/ These metals are not supposed to be in ...

Hip replacement surgery?

I know one guy who's very thankful for his hip replacement. In as short as 2 weeks, he was walking with a cane already, pain-free and driving his Harley again. However, I feel there is a need to know about depuy asr hip lawsuit before deciding to get to this road.

If I have viscosupplemetation prior to a knee replacement will it help

As someone has already said viscosupplementation does not have any direct effect on your knee replacement. But I think it helps for sure. Let me tell you why? When you have done that procedure and you are feeling better following things happen: You can do preoperative exercise better. you can ...