BHR is 17 Years Old June 30, 2014

[Pat Walter]

July 30, 2014
The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) is celebrating being in clinical use for 17 years today. Since then the BHR has been implanted over 150,000 times and is widely recognized as the most successful hip resurfacing device.

Having implanted two more in theatre yesterday Mr McMinn has implanted in excess of 3600 BHR's and changed the lives of many, enabling them to get back to pain-free, active lifestyles. Mark Edwards was just 38 years old when he received the world's first BHR on July 30, 1997. Two years ago we caught up with Mark and his progress 15 years after his surgery, click here to watch Mark's BHR interview.

The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing was introduced by Mr McMinn as a solution to painful, arthritic hips suffered in people deemed too young for a traditional Total Hip Replacement. The bone-conserving design retains the majority of the bone with only a few millimetres from each articulating surface being removed. This allows for better anatomical matching, stability and range of movement, the BHR's design has remained unchanged since its first implantation.
http://www.surfacehippy.info/bhr-17-years-old-2014.php

[Granton]

One of mine is 15 years old next month and the other one year old in a few days time.

He has certainly transformed my life. His results demonstrate that with the right surgeon, the BHR is a fantastic solution.

[Pat Walter]

Happy 17!  I updated your story as it continues on and on!  Which is a good thing!

http://www.surfacehippy.info/hipresurfacing/stories/mr-mcminn/393-david-hip-resurfacing-mr-mcminn-1999

Good Luck and can't wait until the second one is 17!

Pat

[HowieF-16]

Can't wait to get 17 years out of mine. Loving my BHR at nine months.

[China Lady]

I am soooooo happy to have two of them!

[lgbran]

Happy to have one and happy to know if I need the same in the other hip will have no issues. It's great to be pain free with a device with such a proven track reford

[RobMsport]

I had my first one resurfaced in 2000 , so now 14 years of pain free on the left --- just about to see Mr McMinn next week to assess the right hip for the same procedure , so am looking forward to 2015 with two pain free hips  :)