Guillermo Returns to An Active Lifestyle After Hip Resurfacings
"Hello, I'm Guillermo Spinelli. I am 52 years old and at 44, I was diagnosed with femoeroacetabular impingement and obviously had significant osteoarthritis in my hip. I had been developing this since my adolescence and when it was diagnosed I already had many limitations in mobility and pain. At 44 years old, I made the decision to have arthroscopy on both hips.... And the truth is that it was a very good solution. It allowed me five or six years to return to sports, life, soccer, what I like. But really when I was diagnosed, the wear and tear of the joint had been done. I had less than 1 millimeter of joint space in my hip...
So, I wanted to make this video to serve in some form of an example for others... Getting to the point, last year we are in 2023, in 2022 I have already reached a moment that pain was caused by osteoarthritis. Another limitation was my flexibility, I couldn't run since the beginning of the year. I had to make the decision to leave football as well.
A possibility appeared at the American Hip Institute in the United States, in Chicago, which is an institution specialized in the hip and they carryout innovative practices. One of the procedures they do is called a Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, this a procedure that is around 15 years old, yet is not very well known. This is not a total hip replacement, that we are familiar with. It allows a person to move pain free and return to an active life afterwards, and return to sports. Returning to sports was one of my concerns.
My goal was to share the experience. A final thank you to Dr. Daniel Acevedo here in Uruguay, who recommended me to the American Hip Institute. The truth is that the surgeons at AHI are specialists in this field, who have a foundation that continuously innovates and researches this area of medicine. The development at the American Hip Institute is very good and I further thank to Dr. Acevedo for the recommendation and the entire American Hip Institute for their excellent service. Another thank you must be given to Emiliano Lorigados, who is a great friend and specialized physiotherapists in hip recovery, who helped me with physical therapy before and after my procedures. Another thank you for Pablo Lamanna, who was also with me throughout the entire process, and obviously my family and my partner who supported me at all times.
- Guillermo Spinelli