Updated 7/19/2015 June 4, 2015 Smith & Nephew … is therefore removing (BHR) small sizes and updating the IFU to contraindicate the BHR for women. "However, the revision rates associated with men requiring femoral head sizes 46mm or smaller and with all women patients exceed the current benchmark established by the UK National Institute for… Continue reading →
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Statement on Discontinuation of ULTAMET Metal-on-Metal and COMPLETE Ceramic-on-Metal Hip Systems DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., announced its decision to discontinue sales of its ULTAMET Metal-on-Metal Articulation and COMPLETE Ceramic-on-Metal Acetabular Hip System worldwide. The discontinuation will be effective August 31, 2013. This will allow surgeons to plan accordingly for upcoming surgeries. The ceramic… Continue reading →
Dr. Kurtz had an article online that had concerns about the head neck rations of hip resurfacing compared to total hip replacement. We wanted to provide potential hip resurfacing patients with opinions of other top resurfacing surgeons to explain their views. Hi Vicky, Very nice to hear from you. I’m sorry for the delay in… Continue reading →
Updated 9/3/08 Chat with Dr. Mont on Sept. 3, 2008 in the Surface Hippy Chat Room [Pat] 7:57 pm: Welcome to our Chat with Dr. Mont[Pat] 7:57 pm: Dr. Mont is from Baltimore MD and has done over 1600 hip resurfacings.[Dr. Mont] 7:57 pm: Hi Pat and everyone. Thanks again Pat for hosting this educational… Continue reading →
LHR Dr. Gross 2004 June 18, 2006 The Amazing Body Hi, Folks. I’m just sitting here reading all the recent posts; I’m still very interested in everyone’s story. It’s been 2.5 years since my surgery (with Dr. Gross) and I’m moving better than ever. But such wasn’t always the case. For a full year before… Continue reading →
Updated 2/23/2012 This is a transcript of a Live Chat in the Surface Hippy Chat Room with Dr. Mont on February 22, 2012 Welcome! You have entered [Doctor Chat] at 6:52 pm [Pat Walter] 8:00 pm: Welcome to our chat with Dr. Mont of Baltimore, MD. [Dr. Mont] 8:00 pm: Ready to go! [Pat Walter]… Continue reading →
Updated 3/12/2014 Original PDF Here: http://www.surfacehippy.info/pdf/dr-gross-HRA consent-3-12-2014.pdf Dr. Gross has now performed over 3500 Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty (HRA) procedures over the last 13 years. Most failures occur during the first year of the healing period. However, there is a slow rate of failure that occurs over time. Therefore the overall failure rate increases for a… Continue reading →
Updated 2/20/2010 Hi Pat, Computerized navigation has been around for a long time, in total hips, total knees, and now hip resurfacing. A lot of surgeons, including me, have tried it out and not seen an advantage in all but very exceptional cases. Yet other surgeons use it on every case. This is… Continue reading →