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Raeburn Marshall March 10, 2009 Dr. Kreuzer

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March 10, 2009  Dr. Kreuzer In March 2009 hip pain had significantly negatively impacted my life. Performing basic daily functions became extremely difficult. On March 10, 2009, I had hip resurfacing surgery performed by Dr. Kreuzer at Memorial Herman, Memorial City Hospital in Houston Texas. The surgery was remarkably "un-remarkable." My recovery has been quick…

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Dislocation of BHR by Dr. Bose

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During my several years of learning and reading about hip resurfacing, I have heard of two people having dislocations. There may be more, but I only know if people post their dislocation on the various discussion boards I belong to. One young man was doing an exercise bringing his knee to his chest. His leg… Continue reading →

Psoas Tendonitis Treatment by Peter Schultz

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Updated 2/22/2013 Psoas tendonitis is typically from over working or an overactive hip flexor (which the psoas muscles are part of). To avoid this, it is important to limit the amount of hip flexor strengthening early on in the rehabilitation process. I don’t do any hip flexor strengthening with my patients untill 6-8 weeks post… Continue reading →

Primary Total Resurfacing Hip Replacement Information from 2012 AAOS

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Updated 10/2/2014 Read Full Report by clicking here 2012 ANNUAL REPORT Demographics There have been 14,901 total resurfacing procedures reported to the Registry, an additional 603 procedures, compared to the last report. The use of resurfacing hip replacement in Australia continues to decline. The number of procedures reported in 2011 was 39.7% less than in… Continue reading →

The Influence of Head Size and Sex on the Outcome of Birmingham Hip Resurfacing 2010

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Updated 1/5/2010 The Influence of Head Size and Sex on the Outcome of Birmingham Hip Resurfacing READ ORIGINAL STUDY BY CLICKING HERE  The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2010 Callum W. McBryde, MD, FRCS(Tr&Orth)1, Kanthan Theivendran, MRCS1, Andrew M.C. Thomas, FRCS1, Ronan B.C. Treacy, FRCS(Tr&Orth)1 and Paul B. Pynsent, PhD1 1 Research and… Continue reading →

Hip Resurfacing BHR vs Total Hip Replacement THR Illustration

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updated 6/9/09 A picture is worth a thousand words!  A sketch by Patricia Walter illustrates a hip resurfacing device on the left compared to a total hip replacement device on the right.  Which bone sparing device looks more natural and bone conserving to you? According to medical studies, a hip resurfacing provides a more natural… Continue reading →

A Modified Posterior Approach Preserves Femoral Head 2010

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A Modified Posterior Approach Preserves Femoral Head Oxgenation During Hip Resurfacing Updated 3/25/2010 A Modified Posterior Approach Preserves Femoral Head Oxgenation During Hip Resurfacing Steffen RT, De Smet KA, Murray DW, Gill HS  2010 Mar 22 Original Link  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20334994?dopt=AbstractPlus Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK.… Continue reading →

The exercise-related rise in plasma cobalt levels after hip resurfacing by Mr. Richardson

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The exercise-related rise in plasma cobalt levels after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty 2008 M. Khan, MRCS, PhD Student, Clinical Research Fellow1; J.-H. Kuiper, PhD, Lecturer in Biomechanics1; and J. B. Richardson, MD, FRCS, Professor of Orthopaedics1 1 Institute of Orthopaedics The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Gobowen, Shropshire SY10 7AG, UK. Wear of… Continue reading →

New Clinical Results about the BIRMINGHAM HIP™ Resurfacing

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Updated 2/11/2012 Original Link:    http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/09/4251899/new-clinical-results-further-distance.html Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012 LONDON, February 9, 2012 -PRNewswire/ – Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN; LSE:SN), the global medical technology business, today announced the results of a new study for its BIRMINGHAM HIP™  Resurfacing (BHR) System. The study, carried out at the request of the FDA, followed the progress of… Continue reading →

Searching Medical Literature by Sharon

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By Sharon   Dr.Gross, Rt. Biomet 8/24/06 Searching The Medical Literature: I regularly search and use medical literature. A couple of tips. First, many public or state libraries will provide single copies or pdf. files if you give them the citation. This policy probably varies greatly with budget limitations and locale, but it is worth inquiring. Local… Continue reading →