Life span of hip replacements

[duncancallum]

Hi

Just a general question/opinions of the latest Ceramic Hip replacements regarding life spans and potential failures.

Basicaly Im 26 and quite heavily built bit of a gut tbh but not fat, I used to do a fair amount of walking/endurance marches (nijemagen ect) and a lot of mountain biking.

I smashed by right accetablum in a mountain bike accident about 20 months ago and had it pinned and plated. However the fracture has destroyed my cartiladge and I am now waiting for what I presume to be a cortasone injection into my joint to see if that will help my movement and pain. If thos doest work my consultant (NHS) wants to bang a false hip in but my concern is the length of time a joint will last the replacements never being as good as the 1st joint.

basicaly as it stands now I'm in constant pain and unable to do much even walking the boozer is a mission so Im desperate to sort something out to get back to near as possible normal.

So has any one any experiance of the newer hip replacments or idea's and sugestions to help cos to be honest its pissing me right off as i cant seem to get much info.

Thanks

Duncan

[mybrainhurts]

I met a Swiss guy who manufactires a coating for the metal components that fools the bone into thinking it's bone, thus bonding permanently.

He said other materials had a finite life, thus necessitating replacements.

Some countries don't use his coatings. Not sure if it's available in the UK.

[littlegreenfairy]

mybrainhurts said:

I met a Swiss guy who manufactires a coating for the metal components that fools the bone into thinking it's bone, thus bonding permanently.

He said other materials had a finite life, thus necessitating replacements.

Some countries don't use his coatings. Not sure if it's available in the UK.

HAC?

[Marcellus]

When I buggerd my hip in a road bike accident I was told hip replacements last 15 years and you can have it done twice... so to be avoided at all costs until you're at least 40+ otherwise almost certainly spend some of your working life in a wheel chair!!

[RobB.]

Lose weight...

[duncancallum]

I am trying to keep the weight off but with out being able to do much exercise bar swiming makes it hard work. im not used to being inactive.

being on my feet all day in work doesnt help the joint either

Its more the lifespan of the later generations of joints im intrested in

[mybrainhurts]

littlegreenfairy said:

mybrainhurts said:

I met a Swiss guy who manufactires a coating for the metal components that fools the bone into thinking it's bone, thus bonding permanently.

He said other materials had a finite life, thus necessitating replacements.

Some countries don't use his coatings. Not sure if it's available in the UK.

HAC?

I know nuuuurthing more....

[Marcellus]

My information was based on an accident in Spring 2007 and I don't know how much has changed since.

Have you tried accupuncture.. it helped me!

[Vron]

duncancallum said:

Hi

Just a general question/opinions of the latest Ceramic Hip replacements regarding life spans and potential failures.

Basicaly Im 26 and quite heavily built bit of a gut tbh but not fat, I used to do a fair amount of walking/endurance marches (nijemagen ect) and a lot of mountain biking.

I smashed by right accetablum in a mountain bike accident about 20 months ago and had it pinned and plated. However the fracture has destroyed my cartiladge and I am now waiting for what I presume to be a cortasone injection into my joint to see if that will help my movement and pain. If thos doest work my consultant (NHS) wants to bang a false hip in but my concern is the length of time a joint will last the replacements never being as good as the 1st joint.

basicaly as it stands now I'm in constant pain and unable to do much even walking the boozer is a mission so Im desperate to sort something out to get back to near as possible normal.

So has any one any experiance of the newer hip replacments or idea's and sugestions to help cos to be honest its pissing me right off as i cant seem to get much info.

Thanks

Duncan

Why don't you have a Hip Arthroscopy first to see what's actually going on inside the joint then plan B would be possibly a resurfacing (google Birmingham Hip or "Sport hip") depending on the damage to the anatomy? Plan C a Hip replacement then plan D a revision hip about 20 years later !!

[cs02rm0]

I've heard 15 years too (very recently). Doctors really don't like doing them if they can avoid it because the lifespan's so short.

[duncancallum]

on the xrays and scans of my hip you can see the gap between the pelvis and femour has basically dissapered the nature of the fracture was that I punched my femour through the top weight bearing section of my pelvis taking the carlidge out with it as well

the ceramic hips are ment to have a far higher life span than the metal on plastic/metal on metal joints due to the higher hardness of the material.

but the question I cant seem to get answered is how much longer, My consultant said that you can have a few hip replacements as long as you have sufficiant bone/bone growth to keep the inserts in

[jimmydiesel]

Had a bad accident a good few years ago, right hip is now totally fooked (avascular necrosis) so in the same happy boat. I may be wrong about this but I have been lead to believe the bonding fails not the joint, there is an alternative though that your bone grows into so to speak, so in theory should outlast you.

[duncancallum]

yeah its the bearing surface they fail on, they just dont last hense the ceramic being used for its hardness

you would think they could come up with a good bearing surface or fasle carterlidge

im all for a grease nipple tapped into my joint and a grease gun and give it a squirt evey day

Edited by duncancallum on Tuesday 16th June 11:24

[RobB.]

The problem isn't the wear as such, it's the microscopic fragments that break off are attacked by the immune system and lead to loosening of the joint.

[Vron]

There are products on the market now for re-cementing if there is any loosening of the prosthesis without having to revise.

[69 coupe]

duncancallum said:

im all for a grease nipple tapped into my joint and a grease gun and give it a squirt evey day

Edited by duncancallum on Tuesday 16th June 11:24

Pervert




Seriously good luck in whatever you choose to do. I know constant pain can really feck you off!

[The_Doc]

RobB. said:

The problem isn't the wear as such, it's the microscopic fragments that break off are attacked by the immune system and lead to loosening of the joint.

Soooooooooooooooo many half-truths on this thread, what's written above is probably the most accurate.

why don't you PM me, Duncan, and I'll try and give you the salient points on your question.

I'm not doing it on an open forum because about 75% of what is written above is misguided or just wrong and I don;t want to offend people by pointing out the truths.

And for the interested this abstract on Hip Tribology is a start...

[duncancallum]

cheers for the replies

Doc YHM

Again cheers

[The_Doc]

duncancallum said:

cheers for the replies

Doc YHM

Again cheers

replied.

best of luck.