After hearing from Emory that there was nothing more that they could do, I came to the realization that if I wanted any sort of relief from my rapidly deteriorating hip, I had only one choice: a total hip replacement.
Emory had recommended one of their surgeons who used the "anterior" approach, but I went online and decided to learn more about the procedure - what kinds of approaches were out there, and how did they compare? It was then that I discovered an amazing resource, an online forum called Bonesmart (www.bonesmart.org).
The next blog entries are taken from my posts on the forum, and I hope they provide some insight into what I learned, and how I came to chose my surgeon and hip replacement procedure.
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