Author Archives: Patricia Walter

Cost of Hip Resurfacing Surgery in the US and Overseas

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Updated 10/2/2014 Listed below are older patient stories with the cost of their hip resurfacing surgeries. I am in the process of trying to find the estimated costs for travel overseas with experienced hip resurfacing surgeons. If you have a newer story you would like to add, please send it to  pwalter@surfacehippy.info Quoted Costs for… Continue reading →

Knowing the cause of resurfacing failure can ensure successful conversion to THR by Dr. Su

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Updated 3/3/2010 Knowing the cause of resurfacing failure can ensure successful conversion to THR by Edwin Su, MD The shell can be retained in cases involving femoral neck fracture, femoral loosening or impingement. March 2010 Causes of failure "The cause of failure must be carefully assessed prior to the conversion surgery in order to ensure… Continue reading →

Incidence of Adverse Wear Reactions in Hip Resurfacing Study by Dr. Gross 2012

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by Thomas P. Gross, MD (d), Fei Liu, PhD (d) Updated 10/1/2014 Incidence of Adverse Wear Reactions in Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty: A Comparison with the Oxford StudyThomas P. Gross, MD (d), Fei Liu, PhD (d) Midlands Orthopaedics, Columbia, SC Introduction In 2009, the Oxford Group reported a 1.8% rate of revision for pseudotumours in a… Continue reading →

Posterior Approach by Dr. Bose

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***Thank You to Vicky Marlow for gathering this important information The post approach which I employ is traditionally known as the muscle sparing approach and the anterior and anterolateral approaches which is very popular in the U.S and some parts of Europe are the muscle compromising approaches. The muscle here refers to the Abductor group… Continue reading →

Anterolateral Approach to Surgery by Dr. Mont

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Updated 9/14/08 The choice of approach to use for resurfacing has received much attention and I believe extra "hype." In multiple studies now published, there are no reported clinical differences in the short term and up to ten years of follow-up between anterior and posterior approaches. I believe that any approach can be used and… Continue reading →

Choosing between hip resurfacing and THR by Dr. Brockwell

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April 2013 What are the alternatives to hip replacement for arthritis of the hip? First line treatment: 1. Physiotherapy to learn ‘joint protection’. 2. Swimming or cycling each morning to ‘loosen up’ the hip. 3. Soft soled shoes and avoiding impact. 4. Diet rich in Omega 3 (essentially a fish diet – OK for people… Continue reading →

Cobalt And Chromium Ion Levels Patients with Hip Resurfacing Prosthesis

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Cobalt And Chromium Ion Levels In Patients With a Metal On Metal Hip Resurfacing Prosthesis AAOS San Diego Convention Center, Sails Pavilion  2007 Adult Reconstruction Hip Michael Dunbar, MD, PhD Halifax NS Canada (a) G Yves Laflamme, MD ,FRCS Montreal QC Canada (a) Paul E Beaule, MD Ottawa ON Canada (a,e) Anna Conway, MSc (n)… Continue reading →

Smith & Nephew THR Femur Component for BHR Revisions

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Updated 1/7/2013 Smith & Nephew Announcement about THR femur component for BHR revisions 9/2012 Why was there a modification to the indications for use for the BIRMINGHAM HIP Modular Head? We have modified the indications for use of the BIRMINGHAM HIP Modular Head after a careful review of available data and the decreased utilization of… Continue reading →

Birmingham Hip Resurfacing 5 year Study by Mr. Fordyce

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Birmingham hip resurfacing arthroplasty 2008 Click here to visit original link A SERIES OF 110 CONSECUTIVE HIPS WITH A MINIMUM FIVE-YEAR CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL FOLLOW-UP G. N. A. Heilpern, MRCS, Orthopaedic Specialist Registrar1; N. N. Shah, FRCS, Senior Clinical Fellow2; and M. J. F. Fordyce, FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon3 1 King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill,… Continue reading →

Chuck’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr.Stachniw 2006

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Left Wright C+ October 31, 2006  Dr. Stachniw My experience was great. Dr. Stachniw, his staff, and especially Debra, who I guess is his nurse, are all very knowledgeable, friendly, professional, etc. The entire team, and that’s all the support personal at St. Mary’s (one of the hospitals in Galesburg Dr. Stachniw uses) also know… Continue reading →

Jeff Gaynor RBHR 2001 Mr. McMinn celebrates his 7 year anniversary

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RBHR  2001 Mr. McMinn Updated 2/24/2012 10 Year Anniversary 2/23/2012 Just finished having my x-rays checked by McMinn (his Centre, actually, Chandra did the review and he was part of the team that did my surgery). I had the original operation on August 1, 2001. This makes me one of the longest-lived surface hippies. What… Continue reading →

How Old is the Oldest BHR?

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  Dr. De Smet How old is the BHR / Conserve Plus (C+) procedure?BHR procedure is developed in 1996/97. The first metal-on-metal resurfacing is from Feb. 1991. The resurfacing is already 40 years old, metal-on-metal is 40 years old (the oldest dates from 1938!). Both ideas were put together by Mr. McMinn in 1989. The… Continue reading →

BHR Petition to S & N by Mr. McMinn

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Today marks the eighteenth year of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) in clinical use! Learn about the McMin Center Here On 30th July 1997, Mr McMinn implanted the first Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) and the bone conserving prosthesis has continued to produce excellent results for both men and women – in experienced hands. Mr McMinn’s… Continue reading →

Dr. Ball Interview

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Updated 7/16/09 Scott Ball, MD -Trained with Amstutz 2006 200 Hip Resurfacings to date (200 w/ Dr. Amstutz) *** UCSD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 200 West Arbor Drive San Diego, CA 92103 (858) 657-8200 Hillcrest (619) 534-6312 UCSD Dr. Ball Website Dr. Ball’s Medical Profile June 1, 2009 Dr. Scott Ball from UCSD Medical Center… Continue reading →