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i broke my right hip when i was 15 and had to have pins put in place and therefore have one leg shorter then the other.. Now that im 22 i'm starting to suffer from alot of pain and am now considering on having a hip replacement. My question is can they help in anyway by making my shorter leg the same lenth as my other leg. You are very young for a hip replacement. Have you investigated the possibility of having your hip resurfaced? This procedure is now being performed in the US since the recent FDA approval of the device used. If you qualify this might be a possibility for you. See the links below for more on the subject from a website developed by an ortho surgeon as a service to patients. It appears in (slightly fractured) English translation and is an excellent source of information for would-be hip patients. Given your age you should qualify for the more bone conserving procedure called Hip Resurfacing. I'm not sure if they can still do that on you because you've already had one Hip Replacement in the past. I know that in Hip Resurfacing the risk for leg alteration is pretty much non-existent. Here are some resources on Hip Resurfacing: |
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