Author Archives: Patricia Walter

Dr. Fowble’s Interview

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Updated 1/12/2015 Dr. Coleman Fowble – Trained with Dr. Gross Cementless Hip Resurfacing 320 Hip Resurfacings to date*** 195 Uncemented Hip Resurfacings South Carolina Joint Replacement Center Midlands Orthopedics 1910 Blanding Street Columbia, S.C. 29201 Phone: 803-256-4107 (Stephanie Jackson) Contact email: colemanf@midlandsortho.com I am in Columbia with Dr. Gross. He taught me the resurfacing. In…

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Dr. Marwin Interview

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Updated 8/5/2013 Scott E. Marwin, MD, FAAOS – BHR trained Mc Minn 2006 1950 Hip Resurfacings to date*** Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery NYU/Hospital for Joint Diseases 410 Lakeville Rd., #303 New Hyde Park, NY 11042 T: 516-216-5782 F: 516-216-5786 Website Dr. Marwin’s Medical Profile What Hip Resurfacing Device Do You Prefer? Smith and Nephew…

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Dr. Pritchett Interview

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Updated 7/4/2015 Free Email Consultation James W. Pritchett, M.D. – BHR trained Townley 1980 3679 Hip Resurfacings to date*** 901 Boren Avenue #900 Seattle, WA 98104 Office: 206.323.1900 Fax: 206.726.6166 Email: bonerecon@aol.com http://seattlejointsurgeon.com/ Dr. Pritchett’s Medical Profile Dr. Pritchett Discusses Hip Resurfacing for Women and Small Men 2015   Meet Dr Pritchett – ProOrtho Physician…

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Prof. Dr. Eugen Winter Interview

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Prof. Dr. med. Eugen Winter – BHR trained McMinn UK 2005 500 BHR Hip Resurfacings to date*** 18 BMHR to date*** Klinikum Friedrichshafen Clinic for Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery Röntgen Str. 2 88048 Friedrichshafen Germany Phone: (0049-7541) 961311 Fax: (0049-7541) 961314 E-mail: e.Winter@klinikum-fn.de Website: www.klinikum-fn.de When did you start doing hip resurfacing?My first BHR: 21st… Continue reading →

Julien Girard, MD, MsC. Interview

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Updated 10/28/2012 Julien Girard, MD, MsC. – HR trained Drs Roy, Lavigne and Vendittoli 1450 hip resurfacing with 400 cementless*** Wright C+ Cementless Praticien Hospitalier Ancien Chef de Clinique- Assistant Universitaire des Hôpitaux Service d’Orthopédie C Hôpital Roger Salengro CHRU de Lille 59037 Lille Cedex Tel : 03 20 44 67 05 Fax : 03… Continue reading →

Dr. Jinnah Interview

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Riyaz H. Jinnah, MD – BHR trained 2006 1050 Hip Resurfacings to date*** Southeastern Health Southeastern Orthopedics 725 Oakridge Boulevard Lumberton NC 28358 Phone (910) 738-1065 Dr. Jinnah’s Medical Profile Which hip resurfacing device do you prefer? Birmingham is the one we use since it is FDA approved. Soon others will be approved. My personal… Continue reading →

Professor Piers Yates Interview

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Updated 1/20/2012 Professor Piers Yates MBBS(Hons) BSc(Hons) MRCS FRCS(Tr & Orth) FRACS(Ortho) Over 300 hip resurfacings since 2001, trained by Jeremy Latham, Gordon Bannister, Treacy Murdoch Orthopaedic Clinic, Suite 10 St John of God Hospital Murdoch 100 Murdoch Drive Murdoch 6150 Western Australia Tel: 08 9312 1135 Fax: 08 9311 4183 piersyates@hipandkneeperth.com.au www.hipandkneeperth.com.au Professor Piers… Continue reading →

Dr. Su Interview

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Interview by Vicky Marlow Freelance Patient Advocate Volunteer  March 2008 Dr. Edwin Su 700 Hip Resurfacings to date*** Hospital for Special Surgery River Terrace 519 East 72nd Street, Suite 203 New York, NY 10021 212-606-1128 877-606-1555 (toll-free) Hospital for Special Surgery Website Dr. Su’s  Medical Profile Dr. Su video interview by Vicky Marlow Freelance Patient… Continue reading →

Computer Navigation Discussion by Dr. Schmalzried

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Updated 2/20/2010 Dear Pat, There is some data indicating that navigation can improve the accuracy of femoral component placement in hip resurfacing.  The real issue is "compared to what?"  For an inexperienced surgeon, navigation may help him avoid component positioning problems that have been associated with "the learning curve".  However, for an experienced surgeon, who… Continue reading →

How to Use a Walker

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DO NOT put more weight on your operated leg than was allowed while you were in the hospital. Do you know your "weight bearing status?" If not, ask your doctor or therapist. To sit: Back up until you feel the chair against the back of your legs. Slide your operated leg forward and… Continue reading →

My Hip Resurfacing, Battle with Osteomyelitis and a Fused Hip by Edith Crowther

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My Hip Resurfacing,  Battle with Osteomyelitis and a Fused Hip  by Edith Crowther  Childhood on a farm until 12 when I went down with Osteomyelitis.(Osteomyelitis is a bone infection often caused by bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus ) Then the following year I came down with Pyomyositis (abscess in the muscle tissue)  Both Osteomyelitis  and Pyomyositis… Continue reading →

Metal ion levels in the blood of patients after hip resurfacing

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August 2008 Antoniou J, Zukor DJ, Mwale F, Minarik W, Petit A, Huk OL. Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, 3755, Chemin de la Côte Ste-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada. janton@orl.mcgill.ca BACKGROUND: Metal ion toxicity, metal hypersensitivity, and metal carcinogenicity are causes for concern for patients with metal-on-metal hip replacements. Thus,… Continue reading →

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 →