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Good morning. Lod is currently in surgery to repair a fractured hip. He called yesterday to tell me that he fell on the threshold between his family room and outside patio.
Please send positive thoughts and prayers his way.
How does one repair a fractured hip? A hip replacement?
I know more than a few people who've had that procedure and they are very satisfied with the results and lack of pain. But they got theirs pretty much for different reasons than in Lod's case.
How does one repair a fractured hip? A hip replacement?
My mother taught nursing, and one of her two specialties was orthopedics. And I broke my leg -- tibia and fibula -- very badly when I was 18. But that's as far as my musculoskeletal medical credentials go.
This link has a lot of useful and interesting info. Apparently hip replacement isn't always necessary, and is undertaken only when less radical treatment isn't indicated for one reason or another.