Luanna,
           There is another fantastic video you might like to watch that explains a bit of the history behind cement/cementless its Vickys interview with Mark Bloomfield. It's an awesome video!

Note added by Pat. Mr. Bloomfield's interview available on his interview page on Surface Hippy:   http://www.surfacehippy.info/doctorinterviews/bloomfieldinterview.php

You mean implants that hardly get used may last longer than ones that get hammered ? Wow imagine that, who'd a thunk....  Guess I better sell the toys and start knitting.














NOT !!!!!!!   ;) ;D

Sorry Bill, I just can't see how you'll knit and ride the motorcycle at the same time.

Quote from: Dannywayoflife on February 15, 2012, 09:05:43 PM
The easyest way to find it is to go to Vickys site and do a search for longevity.

http://www.surfacehippy.info/doctorinterviews/mcminn-cementless-resurfacing.php

It comes up with a title about cementless devices. He also shows a sectioned femoral component on the bone. It highlights how the cement works since watching that I really don't see my bhr going anywhere for a long time! Incidentally I didn't know until I watched another video by Mcminn that the cementing procedure is very different for devices like the C+ which apparently use high viscosity cement applied to the bone as opposed to low viscosity cement put in the cap then press fitted on the bone.

I'm confused.  Isn't Pat the owner/moderator of Surfacehippy not Vicky?

Hi Jennifer
Yes - I am the owner/webmaster of this Surface Hippy website.  http://www.surfacehippy.info    I started it 12/11/2005.  I do all the work myself and work on the site as a full time job, often working in the evenings and weekends, too.  I have thousands of hours of work into the site.  Vicky started a website about 2 years ago and called it surfacehippyinfo.com   She has since renamed it to hipresurfacingsite. 

I make a big effort to offer much the same information as she does including my own video interviews with the top hip resurfacing surgeons.  So when people are looking for information and links to it, I appreciate them using my website and info instead of sending people to another website.  There is very little that I don't have posted on the main website other than some of her personal doctor interviews.  I even have some of them when I think it is important such as the McMinn interviews.  I know the same surgeons that she does and have access to almost all the same information. We are doing the same type of work, but my site started in 2005 and  I work on it full time. I also pay for all the costs, always did and always will.

Pat

Thanks again Pat for this site, you have really helped so many people.

Thanks Pat for the reply!  Wow that is essentially the same name as yours.  Good thing she changed it.

Anyway, your work is invaluable.

With great appreciation,

Sorry to be the cause of any confusion. The reason being I didn't realise that Pat had these videos on this site aswell. I am not all that good at this interweb thing.

Thanks for the video, most interesting to see those pictures.

The bits I really found interesting were the photos from the electron microscope of the back of the BHR cup it's a much rougher surface than the sintered beads. I also have a interesting study by Mcminn and Treacy with some photos of recovered cups and the bone really does fill all the voids in the cup.
I also really liked the photo of the sectioned femoral component showing the cement micro lock. I really now see why Mcminn hasn't had a single case of femoral loosening!
I also didn't realise until watching the debate on the asr v bhr that most other devices use a different cementing regimen.