Today, March 15, 2022 is my 16 year anniversary of receiving my BHR Birmingham Hip Resurfacing from Dr. De Smet in Belgium in 2006. My hip resurfacing is still great and I never had problems with it. I still believe hip resurfacing is a great alternative to a total hip replacement for the right candidate – normally younger people that are very active and want no restrictions.
Updated August 1, 2022
*** – Hip Resurfacing Doctor experience provided by Doctor Free Email Consultation is noted above Hip Resurfacing Doctor’s Name if available Alabama Jeffrey C. Davis, MD – Trained 2007 with Dr. Raterman 250 Hip Resurfacings to date*** Andrews Sports Medicine
Continue reading →I had my second BHR procedure at the Cleveland Clinic with Dr. Peter Brooks on May 16, 2022, right hip. I was 74 1/2 years old at the time. My first BHR procedure was at the Cleveland Clinic in early
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Continue reading →Dr. Brooks paper published in the Journal of Arthroplasty detailing his 10 year results of hip resurfacing on April 22, 2022. Males are 99%, females 91%This is all comers, (age, pre-op diagnosis, size including those that are no longer available),
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