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FDA Approvals by Dr. Gross

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The Birmingham (Smith & Nephew, Richards) total HSR was the first to get FDA approval in the US based on an unprecedented FDA decision to approve this implant on the basis of single (developing) surgeon’s foreign data. Cormet 2000 ( Corin Ltd., Stryker) total HSR was the first to be approved based on the usual… Continue reading →

Exercises for hip resurfacing patients returning to sports by Peter Schultz

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Updated 1/13/2013 Peter Schultzwww.DynamicSportsPT.com 133 E 55th Street New York, NY 10022 212-317-8303Phone: 212.317.8303 Uploaded on Jul 9, 2011 A few exercises included in the Dynamic Sports PT TRX hip program developed for patients returning to sport following hip surgery. Full program and other hip rehabilitation exercises can be viewed at www.DynamicSportsPT.com Pt had hip… Continue reading →

Dr. Gross Chat September 30, 2008

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Updated 10/1/08 This is a transcript of a Live Chat in the Surface Hippy Chat Room with Dr. Gross on September 30, 2008 [Dr. Gross] 6:59 pm: Good evening everyone.[] 7:00 pm: Dr. Gross is from SC and has done over 1500 hip resurfacings.[Dr. Gross] 7:00 pm: Thank you, I appreciate you having me []… Continue reading →

Metal Ions and Correlation Between Inclination of Acetabular Component Study

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Correlation between inclination of the acetabular component and metal ion levels in metal-on-metal hip resurfacing replacement Link  http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/content/short/90-B/10/1291 R. De Haan, MD, Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery1; C. Pattyn, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon2; H. S. Gill, DPhil, University Lecturer in Orthopaedic Engineering3; D. W. Murray, MD, FRCS(Orth), Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery3; P. A. Campbell, PhD, Associate Professor4;… Continue reading →

Researchers set safe upper limit metal ion levels

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Updated 7/28/2012 Researchers set safe upper limit metal ion levels for metal-on-metal hip resurfacings Orthopedics Today, July 2012 Read complete article by clicking here An award-winning study by researchers from Belgium identified safe upper limits of 4.6 µg/L for chromium and 4.0 µg/L for cobalt in unilateral metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasties and 7.4 µg/L for… Continue reading →

Hip resurfacing arthroplasty enables faster walking, longer stride length than THA medical study 2012

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Hip resurfacing arthroplasty ena http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=94998 A more normal gait at higher speeds is attained through hip resurfacing arthroplasty as compared to standard total hip arthroplasty, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting. Anatole V. Wiik, MBBS and his team, performed a case control study with 63 patients… Continue reading →

Running Activity After Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty

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Updated 2/11/2012 Nicolas Fouilleron, MD, Guillaume Wavreille, MD, Nima Endjah, MD and Julien Girard, MD, PhD (j_girard_lille@yahoo.fr) February 1, 2012 Abstract Background: The ability to return to sports activities (especially running) after hip resurfacing arthroplasty seems to be very important for young and active patients who have developed osteoarthritis. Purpose: To assess the quality of… Continue reading →

BHR Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device is 17 Years Old – 2014

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July 30, 2014 The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) is celebrating being in clinical use for 17 years today. Since then the BHR has been implanted over 150,000 times and is widely recognised as the most successful hip resurfacing device. Having implanted two more in theatre yesterday Mr McMinn has implanted in excess of 3600 BHR’s… Continue reading →

Cortisone Injections by Dr. Balasubramania 2006

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August 21, 2006 Hi  all I would like to highlight some of the issues involved in injecting cortisone inside hip joint. Cortisone  is the powerful anti-inflammatory  medicine  available  right now. It is  no doubt  a life saving medicine. However it got its own side effects,  especially when it is injected inside a joint.  It is … Continue reading →

Hip Resurfacing when THR is not possible by Dr. Mont

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Link  http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/Supplement_3/45 August 2008 Michael A. Mont, MD1,Mike S. McGrath, MD1, Slif D. Ulrich, MD1, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD2, David R. Marker, BS1 and Ronald E. Delanois, MD1 1 Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2401 West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215. E-mail address for M.A. Mont: mmont@lifebridgehealth.org 2 Department of Orthopaedic… Continue reading →

Bone Cysts by Dr. Scott Rubinstein

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by  Dr. Rubinstein 2860 N. Broadway  Suite 202 Chicago, IL 60657 Phone: 773-327-8300 Website: http://www.hiportho.com Cysts are very common in arthritic hips and can usually be seen on x-rays. Most of the time they are not a problem with resurfacing because they are small and in the part of the bone removed in milling the… Continue reading →