BHR implant survivorship, with 98.6% of men and 94.7% of women free from revision at 5 years
Hip Resurfacing at Surface HippyPosted on by Patricia Walter
BHR implant survivorship, with 98.6% of men and 94.7% of women free from revision at 5 years
Edwin P. Su, MD, Lawrence Housman, MD, John Masonis, MD, John W. Noble, MD, C. Anderson Engh, MD
March 31, 2014
Original Article
Abstract
A prospective, multi-center postmarket approval study has been ongoing since May 2006 to assess safety and efficacy of the first US FDA approved hip resurfacing implant. 265 patients have been enrolled at five study sites. The average age of the patients is 51.3years. There have been 7 revisions (2.4%) in the cohort to date. K-M survival curves for the cohort are 97.6% at 5years. There is a trend toward a gender difference in implant survivorship, with 98.6% of men and 94.7% of women free from revision. Metal ion analysis revealed median cobalt and chromium levels of 1.5ppb and 1.7ppb at 1year. In this prospective US study, the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing implant is demonstrating results comparable to those in the literature.