instruction: hello doctor got surgery done for fracture neck of femur five years back now living life with inch leg length discrepancy highly demotivated hip replacement is suggested by surgeons but not now as I am 30 years old as per them a revision surgery is required after 15 years or so my question is if I go for hip replacement will my leg gets normal why revision surgery is only after 10 15 years and not after 35 years though some doctor say that they do hip replacement and acetabulam remains for 35 years is it possible how can I compromise leg length by using shoe lifts will limping be visible after that or not kindly help
output: hi I can understand that limb lengthening can be of concern but you can ealisy wear a heel raise on the normal side of just 5 cos not totally corrected to 5 inches it should always be undercorrected by am limping depends upon you abductor hip muscle strength so you need to do exercises regarding hip replacement if you have an vascular necrosis with a painful hip only then you require a replacement otherwise not and the timing is not fixed hip replacement can be done at a time when you have excessive pain not relieved by medicines after hip replacement you hip should be near normal I suggest you to upload your latest hip ray so that I can see and accurately suggest treatment methods and provide you more information query regarding hip replacement follow up with latest rays