Hip Replacement or Hip Resurfacing

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Imagine being told that you will never be able to bring yourknees toward your chest, or squat to pet your dog again. Imagine being told that if you sit on thefloor to play with children, you will have to exercise caution as to notdislocate your artificial hip. This iswhat Peggy Gabriel was told when it was discovered that she had osteoarthritisin both of her hips and was facing a bilateral Total Hip Replacement.If you are a candidate for hip replacement surgery or if youknow of anyone who is, this book is a must read. Many people are still not informed of all of the options that areavailable. With a Total HipReplacement, the revisions and potential problems that will become a permanentpart of ones life are often not fully understood until after the surgery. Even though this surgery has been a gift formany, there is another choice. Thisoption does not include the amputation of the ball of the hip as in the Total HipReplacement. This option is being donesuccessfully in many parts of the world.This book is a story about the journey to discover the giftof choice, and help you to weigh the facts about hip surgery.