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Mr. McMinn
I advise patients not to return to
impact sport for 1 year after surgery. For those
patients who want to road run, I get them
running on a treadmill at 10 months post-op and
they resume road running at 12 months post-op.
My unit published on activity level after
resurfacing some years ago in a group of
patients who followed those rules. In young men
with a single osteoarthritic hip resurfaced, 92
%
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Imageless computer navigation without pre-operative templating may lead to malpreparation of the femoral head in hip resurfacing2009 M. Olsen, BScE, PhD, Doctoral Researcher1; E. T. Davis, MSc,
FRCSC(Trauma & Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon2; M.
Chiu, MD, FRCSC, Orthopaedic Surgical Fellow1; P. Gamble, MD, FRCSC,
Orthopaedic Surgical Felllow1; N. Tumia, MD, FRCSCEd(Trauma & Orth),
Orthopaedic Surgical Fellow1; R. A. Boyle, MD, FRACS, Orthopaedic
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Dr. Bose
I have now done about 185 resurfacings for AVN cases over a 5 year period with many patients crossing the 4 yrs mark. It is interesting to note there has not been a collapse or fracture neck of femur even in a single patient.
It is wrong to think that the AVN continues forever in the femoral head. AVN is a one time event in which a strikingly similar sector of necrosis occurs
Hip Resurfacing at Surface HippyPosted on by Patricia Walter
Dr. Macaulay You may feel some numbness in the skin around your incision. You also may feel some stiffness, particularly with excessive bending. These differences often diminish with time and most patients find these are minor compared to the pain and limited function they experienced prior to surgery.
Hip Resurfacing at Surface HippyPosted on by Patricia Walter
Mr. McMinnIf someone is allergic to
certain metal jewellery, what are the chances of
having a deep tissue allergy? What is the most
accurate way of testing someone for a deep
tissue allergy? It is estimated that approximately 10% of the
population shows skin (cutaneous) allergy to
metal products like costume jewellery. In terms
of deep tissue allergy the leading authorities
agree that, ‘clinically important metal
hypersensitivity in patients with metal-on-metal
bearings appears to
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Florian-D. Naal, MD*, Nicola A.
Maffiuletti, PhD, Urs Munzinger, MD and Otmar Hersche, MD
From the Joint Center, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich,
Switzerland
Published on May 1, 2007
Background: No information is available concerning patients’
sports activity after hip resurfacing arthroplasty.
Hypothesis: Patients treated by hip resurfacing arthroplasty
will be able to achieve a high level of sports activity.
Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4.
Methods: We surveyed 112 patients by