Changjiang Daily, Wuhan Client, May 17th Just over fifty years old, one of my legs suddenly “shrinked”. Citizen Mr. Wang went to the doctor to find out that it was due to necrosis of the femoral head and dislocation of the hip joint caused by drinking for many years, and he needed to undergo surgery to replace the artificial hip joint.
On May 11, Mr. Wang went to the Second Department of Orthopedics, Shouyi District, Wuhan Third Hospital to see a doctor. He told the attending physician Zhou Yanbing that in recent years, he always felt that his right leg had shortened, and this year it also affected his walking, and he always limped.
Zhou Yanyi performed a physical examination on Mr. Wang and found that his right leg was indeed about 5 cm shorter than his left leg, and the movement of his right hip was also severely affected. Further examination confirmed that Mr. Wang suffered from right femoral head necrosis and right hip subluxation.
When asking about the medical history, Zhou Yan learned that Mr. Wang has a long history of alcoholism. He has been drinking for more than 20 years, and sometimes he can drink one or two jins of wine a day.
“Mr. Wang’s femoral head necrosis has a lot to do with his long-term heavy drinking.” Zhou Yan analyzed that long-term drinking will affect the body’s blood lipid metabolism, lead to hyperlipidemia, and affect the body’s health Coagulation. Fat embolism or blockage of the blood vessels supplying the femoral head may cause femoral head necrosis. In addition, drinking alcohol can also cause osteoporosis. When the femoral head has osteoporosis, its ability to withstand external forces is reduced, and local micro-fractures will occur, resulting in the collapse and deformation of the femoral head. The shortening of Mr. Wang’s right leg is related to these factors.
The doctor is examining Mr. Wang’s leg.
Then, chief physician Hu Haiqing of the Second Orthopaedic Department of Shouyi District of the hospital performed a right total hip replacement for Mr. Wang. During the operation, it was found that Mr. Wang’s right femoral head had been severely deformed and subluxed, and the acetabular cartilage that accommodated the femoral head had been “abraded”, and the entire joint was in poor condition. After the operation, Mr. Wang was finally able to walk normally.
Hu Haiqing reminded that femoral head necrosis is common in people who drink alcohol for a long time, abuse hormone drugs and hip trauma, and the public should pay attention to prevention.
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Losing weight can also protect the hip joint
How to judge the hip joint State of health? Hu Haiqing suggested that citizens can test through the “4” test: lie flat on the bed, straighten the left leg, put the right foot on the left knee, and then press the right knee down, and then alternate. If there is pain in the hip joint, it indicates that there may be hidden dangers, and it is necessary to go to the hospital as soon as possible to avoid delaying treatment.
Controlling weight and preventing obesity can reduce the pressure on the hip joint and protect the hip joint. In addition, in daily work, you can also start from the following details to protect the hip joint: correct bad living habits, quit smoking and drinking; avoid abusing hormone drugs; insist on proper exercise; control hyperlipidemia. (Reporter Wang Chunlan of Changjiang Daily, Correspondent Jiang Hongying and Chen Shu)
[Editor: Yu Lina]
[Source: Changjiang Daily – Changjiang Net]