August 20, 2009 I feel kind of funny chiming in on this one but I feel the need to give hope to my fellow female surface hippy’s to be. I had my left hip resurfaced on Monday July 27th with Dr. Schmalzried in Los Angeles . I was home from … Continue reading →
Hip resurfacing represented less than 1% of the total hip arthroplasty procedures in our sample, as surgeons have moved away from the metal-on-metal articulations that predominated (Figure 19). This procedure remains highly concentrated among both hospitals and surgeons; in 2015, resurfacing was done in only 48 AJRR hospitals by 63 … Continue reading →
Published to inform the public about hip and knee replacement surgery in the U.S Rosemont, Ill. – July 24, 2017 – The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), a clinical data registry for the collection of hip and knee replacement data, has published the 2016 Report to the Public About Hip … Continue reading →
Read Kiwi Boy’s Full Story Here July 17, 2017 On the 7th July, 2017 , I celebrated my 3rd Anniversary of BHR Left side. Wow, how the time has disappeared and how I am able to compete “pretty well” in Triathlon, all be it , at Sprint and Standard Distance. … Continue reading →
Read Moe’s Full Story Here 8 Year Update July 13, 2017 – 8 years and still going strong. 64 years, very active, hiking, kayaking, snowshoeing, weight training, 3400 miles on road. gravel, and mountain bikes in 2016. Never any issues, hips totally pain free. Aches and elsewhere lol! Thanks to … Continue reading →
Read Original Article at McMinn Center Response to Telegraph Article – News Feed Monday 3rd July 2017 In response to the recent Telegraph article, Mr McMinn would like to reassure all of his patients that nothing has changed in the outcomes of our hip resurfacing and total hip replacement patients. … Continue reading →
Original MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT by UK MHRA 2017 Available Here The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) UK has called for longer-term monitoring of all patients fitted with metal-on-metal hip implants, as a precautionary measure, in an update to its original guidance issued in 2012. “MHRA, in colsultation with … Continue reading →
June 24, 2017 I am 4 days LBHR/Pritchett post-op and doing well. I have and am continuing to document my story here. Other’s stories helped me so much pre-surgery, I am hoping to pay it forward. Feel free to contact me directly if you have anything you want to discuss … Continue reading →
May 27, 2016 Met with my surgeon 2 days ago with a bunch of questions for him. I asked him why I was no longer a candidate for resurfacing & it’s because the bone quality is no longer there. Makes sense now when he said that he didn’t want to … Continue reading →
NewswireToday – /newswire/ – New York, NY, United States, 2017/06/28 – Persistence Market Research (PMR), in its report, estimates global hip replacement market to reach 4.1% CAGR during 2016-2024. The report also focuses on key trends and factors driving the growth of hip replacement market. Hip bone infection, the rising … Continue reading →
Full Article Available Here “Currently, there is no evidence to support an indication for a metal-on-metal total hip, but for young, active males with [osteoarthritis] OA who are of average or above stature and have a strong desire or need to return to a high activity level, either in their … Continue reading →
This page will provide information about many topics and websites other than just hip resurfacing. Hip Resurfacing Information by AAOS – https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/treatment/hip-resurfacing/ Active Search Results (ASR) is an independent Internet Search Engine using a proprietary page ranking technology with Millions of popular Web sites indexed. Hip Resurfacing Information by Cleveland … Continue reading →
I was asked to share my recovery – I am now 61 and very active in outdoor sports. In the last year: 30 mile backpacking trip with Scouts. Heading to Philmont for a 12 day trek in June. 12 hour Orienteering competition; Cyclocross (mud and grass on regular cycle); Kayak … Continue reading →
I am 5 years out of a BHR on the right side. I have always been a runner, but it did take me 4 years to get back to running. My hip just wasn’t strong enough and I had a lot of failed starts. But after years of PT work, … Continue reading →
8 Year Update Sorry it’s been a while since I last updated about my hip. I had one of the replacements that got recalled, and I’m glad to be able to say that I’ve had no problems with it, thank goodness, a lot has happened to me in the last … Continue reading →
I was asked to share my recovery – I am now 61 and very active in outdoor sports. In the last year: 30 mile backpacking trip with Scouts. Heading to Philmont for a 12 day trek in June. 12 hour Orienteering competition; Cyclocross (mud and grass on regular cycle); Kayak … Continue reading →