How Long Will a Hip Resurfacing Last for AVN Patients? ***Thank You to Vicky Marlow for gathering this important information Gene, I sent an email to Dr. Bose asking him how long ago he resurfaced his first AVN cases.  Here is his response, so basically your answer to whether or not anyone has had AVN and resurfacing longer than 4 to 6 years ago, the answer is YES. Dr. Bose: ” All the AVN patients ( about 15) that i did in my first year (2000) have crossed the 7 year mark or close to crossing it in the coming months. Of the 350+ AVN resrufacings that i have done , there has been no revisions till date. I have no doubt in my mind that AVN is as good an indication as any other for hip resurfacing. However the surgical technique for non osteoarthritic cases is different and one must be more careful with soft tissues around the neck of femur. with best regards vijay bose chennai Hope this answers your question on AVN and resurfacing. Vicky LBHR Dr. Bose Dec 01 05