I've noticed there are quite a few choices when it comes to actual hip replacement devices. Do most Dr's typically use one brand or type of hip replacement, or do they choose the replacement to meet the needs of their patients actvity demands? Is there a hip replacement device that is most recommended for surfers riding everything from 2' up to 10'-12' wave faces? I've been blessed enough to travel to many types of waves and have no plans to give up riding waves I enjoy. I need a replacement that will provide a strong natural range of motion and good support in a wide variety of wave types. I also ride trail bikes and hike some fairly rugged terrain. It's probably not an easy thing to find, but IMO my quality of life is at stake. What Cha Got?
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Hip 2.0 - Advice Request!
- Thread starter mctavishboy
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John R. Moreland, M.D.
John R Moreland, MD, John R. Moreland, M.D., Hip, Knee, Surgeon, orthopedic surgery, Arthritis, Joint Replacement, Trauma/Fractures, Santa Monica, CA
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He's retired, but he recommends a few surgeons he has worked with. Some surgeons I interviewed didn't want me to surf post surgery. Dr. Moreland insisted on it. He also made me go back to MA training, kicking a heavy bag etc. I can still put a 50 pound bag into the rafters with a spinning back kick. There are guys playing in the NHL on artificial hips. If you were watching the Pipe Masters you might have seen Torrey Meister surfing. On an artificial hip. Long story short, avoid surgeons who use the posterior approach. You want anterior. Dr. M guaranteed I'd never dislocate. Super flexible people, small boned people, they have a harder time. I'm fairly heavy boned, and just not genetically super flexible. Which he said was perfect. Never had a prosthesis as large as the one he used on me fail.
Net, net, I was scared to death of this surgery. I limped around for a couple of years. If I had it to do over again, I would not have screwed around for so long. I completely forget I have the titanium hip. I make no concessions to it. Life can go on.
EDIT: A few other things. NO metal on metal. NO posterior approach. And while "hip resurfacing" sounds warm and fuzzy, the operation is actually more invasive, leaves you with serious odds of heavy metals in your system and provides no better of a result. They are talking about being able to grow/repair cartilage soon. Can't come soon enough.
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GWS_2 - Thanks for the speedy reply and info. I'm getting jazzed to get this party started. I run 210 and have never slowed down on any activities. I too am not the most flexible guy in the room. Stay tuned and tunneled my friend. Thanks.
Thanks, I hope the recovery goes smooth and you're back doing all the activities you love soon. I don't know why, but I was under the impression Dr's trained for specific brand replacements and would generally do what they were most comfortable with. I'm have a conversation before I get-er-done. Thanks for helping fill me in.
I always pick Dr.s brains on procedures like these. Good to ask questions and educate yourself.
Hard to educate when the opinions are vast. And there are so many variables depending on the extent and type of hip degeneration, age, associated health etc. involved. Also, as noted different surgeons are accustomed to using certain types of implants. I'd say if you do the rehab and your strength and range of motion are good, then go back to surfing. Probably not Jaws but something manageable.
Torrey Meister was just in the Jaws contest with an artificial hip. That was the day after he surfed in the Pipe Masters. You go to the right guy and you have the right profile... my Doc told me no limitations. The only way I can tell there is anything different is there was a slight loss of flexibility.
heya mctavishboy,
be careful with that sheee~-it, ok?
+ best wishes!
1 old bro i know who crackz dawn patrol @ Topanga had his hip surgery go good. back surfin' again, walkin' better then ever.
1 old dude i know, rich enough to where Daddy rentz out a neighborin' house thee Fam owns, for $16 thousand a month,
DIED this year from hip replacement complications, dude was cool, i liked talkin' to him durin' the times we conversed...
he is gone, went early this year from surgery complications, gone,
for~ever...
be careful with that sheee~-it, ok?
+ best wishes!
1 old bro i know who crackz dawn patrol @ Topanga had his hip surgery go good. back surfin' again, walkin' better then ever.
1 old dude i know, rich enough to where Daddy rentz out a neighborin' house thee Fam owns, for $16 thousand a month,
DIED this year from hip replacement complications, dude was cool, i liked talkin' to him durin' the times we conversed...
he is gone, went early this year from surgery complications, gone,
for~ever...
I had l5 herniation and foot drop. My hips really started getting wonkey because the entire system got discombobulated.
I bought a 45 back extension to work my glutei. It has been a game changer. My hips are tracking so much better.
I totally get this won't fix some hip problems.
but . . . .
I bought a 45 back extension to work my glutei. It has been a game changer. My hips are tracking so much better.
I totally get this won't fix some hip problems.
but . . . .
yea that dont fix "bone on bone"
I got my 35+ staples out yesterday and can take a shower today!! Walker for 4 more weeks.
I'd have to look it up now. It was a few years before his retirement, so I'm going to guess 2014 or so? Usually I try and find a surgeon in his early 50's. Lots of experience and his hands are still steady. lol. Then I ran into a former pro tennis player that was on two Moreland replaced hips. Could still play very well. Sprint, stop, start etc. I was impressed. So I went to see him. He was number 5 on my list of surgeons seen pre surgery.
I've had one of those in my garage for 30 years Auto. Plus a squat rack and a gym membership. I came home from training one night with insomnia and I was stretching in front of the TV. I was in my late 30's. I was doing a butterfly stretch and I noticed one knee was higher than the other. Like an idiot I pressed down it. There was enough pain that I spent the next two days on the floor right in that spot. Previous to that injury I used to make fun of people who said they needed to take time off for recovery. After that injury I could only kick box about two or three days a week and for no more than an hour or so. So something changed. I did not go to the Dr. I just tried to keep things going the best I could. And I did. Until I didn't. By the time I went in for an X-ray (years and years and years later) the nice round ball that fits into your hip socket? Mine was eroded. Dramatically so. Two doctors told me they had never seen anyone with a hip that bad that was in as good shape as I was in at that time. Over the last two years I had worked up to a fairly large dose of opiates. Gradually, so I wasn't getting high. I just kept going. Working and working out. I credit the opiates with keeping me active. (heresy these days) Scaled off and quit after I was back up. Just went to work and suffered through it. Probably whined to Bonzer5fin a bit.
Oh yea. This I thought was interesting. I used to cut 20 to occasionally 30 boards a day. Each board involves four full body squats down to a mechanics stool at its lowest setting. I used to have an achy back when I was done with the day. Not bad, but bad enough that I wasn't going surfing after work. I just figured I was older that was the way things were now. After the hip was replaced, the achy back thing went away. Gone.
Agreed.
But I suspect muscle control of the glutei could reduce wear and tear on hips joints.
When you are replacing hip joints it's too late for this to work as an intervention.
But I wonder. . . .
Could someone with a hip replacement do this post surgery, post rehab?
I wonder if glute muscle strength and control could increase the time before the next replacement due in 15 years.
Opinions being vast is what makes confidence in the process so difficult. My Dr. has a good reputation and did the Roto cuff clean up on both my shoulders, but I'm not sure I'll let him do my hip(s) as I'm probably the youngest patient he has. He's used to patients being thankful just to walk. I've always surfed hard and have no plans to back off what so ever. I had knee surgery done by a Dr who advertised as a sports medical specialist yet my knee has been far worse off since he worked on it than it was before. I think I'll use GWS_2's advice on finding a 50ish Dr with a lot of experience. In the end I guess it comes down to finding a surgeon you feel "gets" you and understands your expectations for surgical outcome. I'll be asking a lot of questions. Thanks for your excellent advice.
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You, sir, are a wealth of good insight and information. I 've had pain after any vigorous activity for a very long time. I thought it was mainly my knee(s) which I was convinced were the main cause of this decades long discomfort. As with many young men, I tore my knees up playing football before I discovered surfing. I had no clue my hip could or would affect my knees and ankles so much. I've just endured any pain Motrin couldn't ease all this time. I've never been able to take opiates. This whole hip problem came as a surprise. I'll be looking for that Dr who "gets" what I'm expecting and can give me a great prediction of the post op results. I'm setting up my first Dr interview today. I'll make sure I interview at least 3 Dr's. Thanks again.
I choose to "be" like the first dude. Thanks for the info.heya mctavishboy,
be careful with that sheee~-it, ok?
+ best wishes!
1 old bro i know who crackz dawn patrol @ Topanga had his hip surgery go good. back surfin' again, walkin' better then ever.
1 old dude i know, rich enough to where Daddy rentz out a neighborin' house thee Fam owns, for $16 thousand a month,
DIED this year from hip replacement complications, dude was cool, i liked talkin' to him durin' the times we conversed...
he is gone, went early this year from surgery complications, gone,
for~ever...