This is my story about living with hip dysplasia and recovering from periacetabular osteotomy surgery.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Fort Myers Beach 1/2 Marathon
On Sunday I completed my 4th 1/2 marathon!! I finished in 2:33 - which was 4 minutes slower than my PR - but I'll take it considering there was a bridge at the beginning and the end of the race! Next one is the Princess 1/2 in Feb! :)
I am a 40 year old mother of 2 boys - Brady and Reilly. I have a wonderful husband TJ. I was diagnosed with hip dysplasia at age 28 and had a scope done to repair a torn labrum. After two pregnancies and lots of hip pain - I had RPAO on 1/25/08 with Dr. Millis in Boston.
"Periacetabular" means around the acetabulum. "Osteotomy" means to cut bone. Simply put, the PAO cuts the bone around the acetabulum that joins the acetabulum to the pelvis. Once the acetabulum is detached from the rest of the pelvis by a series of carefully controlled cuts, it is rotated to a position of ideal coverage as dictated by the specific acetabulum's unique anatomy.
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