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Joint Replacement Stories (Help other dancers and athletes facing joint surgery by describing your experience. Tell your story in your own words or use the Dancer Questionnaire found here.) ADD YOUR STORY!  "Hip Replacement Barbie" (actually a Totsy doll, made in China) Courtesy of Madelaine Matej Total Hip Replacement: Toni Bentley (Ballerina, Writer) Michael Blake (Modern dancer, Teacher) Rudrani (Ann) Farbman Brown:Yogini with LTHR (Senior Yoga Teacher NYC) Hilary Cartwright (Ballerina, Gyrotonics teacher) Holly Cavrell: Bilateral THR in Brazil (Dancer, Choreographer) Kathryn Cardy: THR Diary (Dancer/Teacher/Choreographer) Molly Crews THR after labrum repair New (04/13) Suzanne Farrell: link to 1990 interview Melissa Freed: THR at 39 y.o. - Post labral repair (Yoga teacher) New (04/13) Judith Fugate (Ballerina) Rudy Galindo link Bilateral THR (Figure Skating Champion) Don Healy: Mountaineer Climbs Everest with THR Helen Heineman: Bilateral Hip Story (Choreographer) Dee Kaltenbach: (Jazzercise Instructor) Donna Lopiano: The Total Hip Adventure (Softball Athlete) Iain MacDonald link THR at age 31 (Artistic Director of the South Africa Ballet Theatre) Lois Meredith: Legs To Stand On: A Psychological Journey (Dancer, Psychologist) Sharron Miller: link THR HSS (Ailey Dancer /Educator) Tony Morris: (Portrait Artist and Martial Artist) Bebe Neuwirth links (Broadway legend) Gerald Otte (Modern Dancer) Leslie Partridge (Sachs): Dancer with Avascular Necrosis Pelé: World's Best Soccer Player of All Time New (11/12) Melissa Podcasy: Through pain to triumph (Ballerina) Naomi Rabinowitz: My Left Hip (Ballroom Dancer) 2003 - Plus anniversary follow-ups post THR Naomi Rabinowitz: My Right Hip! (Ballroom Dancer) 2007 Paula Schlegel - Right THR (Jazzercise Instructor) Update: Hip Revision Surgery (06/12) Suki Schorer link (Ballerina) Mike Shintaku: Karate Instructor with Bilateral THR(Martial Artist) Wayne Sleep: Link Ceramic Hip then back at the Royal Ballet (Ballet dancer) Wayne Sleep: Link Dancing through the years Robin Staff (Dancer) Toby Towson: The Alphabet Dancer (gymnast) Wendy Weiss (Dancer, Businesswoman) Lani Yap: Bilateral Hip Replacement in Indonesia (Salsa dancer) MIS THR Surgery: Jimmy Connors: Link -Jimmy Connors MIS hip surgery (Tennis Legend) Kathleen Flanagan: Two-Incision Story (Yoga teacher, Equestrian) Irene Velazquez: Bilateral Computer Assisted THR (Dancer) Anterior Approach THR Surgery: Marta Castellanos Hip Surgery in France (Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer) Karen Goodman Anterior Approach THR (Modern Dancer) Garth Libre (Ballet dancer -Undercover Officer) Steve Minshall Anterior Approach THR Surgery (Amateur Ballroom Dancer) Suzan Moss - Bilateral Hip Surgery with the Anterior Approach (Modern Dancer) George Purvis: Yogi with Anterior THR Martina Young Bilateral Hip Surgery with the Anterior Approach (Modern Dancer) Tom Watson: Link (Golf Pro) Resurfacing: Marta Castellanos Resurfacing in France (Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer) Susan Clayton Modern Dancer's Hip Resurfacing Surgery Jeff Gaynor: Hip Resurfacing (Martial Artist and Pipe Organist) Maina Gielgud: Bilateral Hip Resurfacing in England (Ballerina) New (04/12) Wendy Kent:(link) Resurfacing in England (Riding Competitor) Floyd Landis:(link) Tour De France winner 2006 Steve Morrall: Hip Resurfacing in France (Tango dancer) Jim Roxburgh: Bilateral Hip Resurfacing (Martial Artist and Triathelete) William Starrett Bilateral Hip Resurfacing (Danseur) Ruth Ziegler: Ballet Teacher with Bilateral Resurfacing Hip Revision Surgery: Amy Brown - Revision Surgery for Metal On Metal Prosthesis Failure New (06/12) Paula Schlegel Hip Revision Surgery for Loose Cup New (06/12) Hip Preserving: Jodie Hawley: Arthroscopy Amanda Fuller: Periacetabular osteotomy and femoral osteotomy (Teenage dancer) Megan H. : Teenage Hip Arthroscopy Our Elders Experience with THR: Kenneth Bartmess (Pioneer Modern Dancer)Seeks THR Dancers with Hip Pain: Darcey Bussell Dancer Experience with Other Joint Replacement Surgery: Jane Kosminsky: Knee-Deep (Modern Dancer) ADD YOUR STORY! Back to top |