March 1, 2026 Today is my 15th anniversary for my left hip resurfacing, a Biomet, next Saturday will be 14 years with the BHR hip resurfacing on the right. Everything is solid, recent bloodwork has both Chromium and Cobalt levels at 1 or less, with 3 being top of normal … Continue reading →
Kevin Brown from Device Nation interviewed Tim Band and Russell Walter from Joint Medica Limited about the Polymotion Hip Resurfacing Device at the CCJR meeting in December 2025 . Kevin gave Surfacehippy.info permission to share this video for everyone interested in the Polymotion Hip Resurfacing device and hip resurfacing in … Continue reading →
Happy new year everyone. Time for a short experience report. 26 Nov 2025: right hip resurfacing (ReCerf ceramic-on-ceramic). Me: 57, 198 cm, marathon runner. Goal: Boston Marathon, April 2026. Pain-free, not heroic. Week 6 reality: – Arthrosis pain: completely gone – Limp: history – Hiking, uneven terrain, stepping over trees, … Continue reading →
January 2, 2026 On March 18, 2025, age 57, I had bilateral ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing with Drs. De Smet and Van Quickenborne in Ghent Belgium. I benefited from this group, and I study medical decision making. Therefore in hopes of paying it forward, I have been documenting my … Continue reading →
30 July 2025 by Maxine Myers Read Full Article Here: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/266733/new-implant-enabling-women-access-resurfacing/ Hip resurfacing is surgery to repair damage inside the hip joint. It is typically carried out on younger patients rather than total hip replacement and involves the surgeon removing the diseased cartilage of the hip joint and resurfacing the … Continue reading →
Saddique Ahmed, 40, was fitted with his H1 implant in 2018 at Charing Cross Hospital. “I kept getting excruciating pain in my hip area. I’d gone to my GP several times and was told that I had muscle pain. “I was sent for an MRI scan, but instead of doing … Continue reading →
Lee Walker, 47, works for the NHS and had both his hips resurfaced with the H1 implant in 2018 and in 2021 at Charing Cross Hospital. “I was experiencing a huge amount of pain and difficulty walking on the right-hand side of my body and I had trouble with cycling where … Continue reading →
Rachel Cresswell, 38, was fitted with the H1 implant in November 2017 at Charing Cross Hospital. “I like exercise and it is a huge part of my life. I was training for Tough Mudder in 2014 – a 15k obstacle course – when I first noticed pain in my left … Continue reading →
Carol Burke, 62, is an ex-dancer and was fitted with the H1 implant in 2020 at Charing Cross Hospital. “As a dancer, you are used to injuries and a certain level of pain. But I noticed that I was having a lot of pain in my left hip. “I was … Continue reading →
17 year anniversary: All is good. I forgot about my anniversary on September 29 for my left hip resurfacing until today. The resurfaced hips are feeling so natural that I don’t even think about them anymore. I had my right hip resurfaced almost 6 years ago on 11/1/19. I downhill … Continue reading →
I’m 43 years old and live in Ludwigshafen, Germany. I’m a very active person — volleyball (middle blocker), mountain biking, swimming, snowboarding — and a father of three young kids. About ten years ago, I was diagnosed with FAI, hip dysplasia, and osteoarthritis. It all started after an ice hockey … Continue reading →
The McMinn Centre is proud to announce the 28th Anniversary of the very first Birmingham Hip Resurfacing carried out by Professor Derek McMinn. This patient is still going strong 28 years after receiving his BHR in 1997! Professor Derek McMinn Continue reading →