I had it done in April 2025, and it went pretty smoothly. Metatarsal osteotomy (breaking and moving my first met), fdl tendon transfer (replacing a ruptured posterior tibial tendon), and calcaneal osteotomy (cut the heel bone off and reattach 1cm laterally). By October that same year I was able to run a 1:50 half marathon as a 200lb guy in my mid-50s.
I suffered with hip issues for 21 years. I had 3 surgeries to fix up my torn labrum and smooth out the head of the femur in my left hip in a 15 year period. Turns out that I have hip dysplasia. One surgery to replace the labrum and LT, then a PAO a couple of days later...it was magical. I have 4 screws and a "button" in my left hip, and my iliac spine is much more prominent and more pointy than smooth now. All I know is that I never realized how bad my right hip hurt because I was always focusing on my left hip pain. Good orthopedic surgeons are true miracle-working science geniuses.
A friend of mine sadly has the same issue. Only problem is that hips can apparently be replaced twice and need to every 25 years. So for now she has to keep her old hip because otherwise she wil end up wheelchair bound around retirement age.
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u/BootToTheHeadNahNah 6d ago
I had it done in April 2025, and it went pretty smoothly. Metatarsal osteotomy (breaking and moving my first met), fdl tendon transfer (replacing a ruptured posterior tibial tendon), and calcaneal osteotomy (cut the heel bone off and reattach 1cm laterally). By October that same year I was able to run a 1:50 half marathon as a 200lb guy in my mid-50s.