Dr. Mast called me up to Mammoth this morning to have a last good look at my legs. When he started to diagram my Xrays, my hips seemed to be calling out for an acetabular osteotomy (where they cut the hip socket open to make it bigger, because my sockets are somewhat shallow.) But, when he saw my legs and feet flop out when I got onto my back during the examination, it was clearer to him that his notes were right and the intertrochanteric osteotomy should be the first thing to try.
I guess my great range of motion one way (knees flopping out) and total lack of range the other way (knees coming in) are quite unusual.
No guarantees about any of this. But I still appreciate that I have one of the country's best orthopedic specialists (who specializes in preservation of the hip) and one of the U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Teams' surgeons (Jack Perry) spending some brain time before going in with their saws. Buzzzzzz!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Just wishing you the best of luck with the surgery, I am sure that you will wake up. :)
It sounds like you have a fantastic team looking into your case.
Also, all best for your recovery. You will be a new person with this new hip. yay! :)
Post a Comment