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Old 08-25-2011, 12:46 PM
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[QUOTE=Army;2777982]Sorry to hear about the broken hip - nightmare injury...
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Actually, it is not healing.
Apparently when the Ball of the Hip is Broken off the Blood Supply is cut off to it.
They Screwed (with 3 Screws) the Ball back to the rest of the Hip/Femur Bone but it was up to nature to restore the Blood Supply.

(Oddly from what I have read; even if the Blood Supply retuns in a couple of years it is possible for the Ball to die off anyway.)

And, in my case the Blood Supply did not return and the Ball is Dead.
At the end of Sep I am going for another operation to have an Artificial Hip put in.

(Because Artificial Hips can wear out in as little as 15 years I am about 5 years younger than they would like. In 15 years I will be 75 years old and may need another operation.
Anyway nothing I can do about it except try to follow the Drs orders.)

And, in my case the Blood Supply did not return and the Ball is Dead.
At the end of Sep I am going for another operation to have an Artificial Hip put in.

I like the Wooden T handle that some one suggested. That will be an easy mod to my existing setup and make it easier to pull the Cable.

On the left of the pic is where I am at now. On the Right of the pic is where I will end up at the end of September.
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