Category Archives: FAQ About Hip Resurfacing
Dr. Gross Information and Tips by Marvin B 2025
Update for 2025: Dr. Gross has moved from Irmo, SC to an office directly across from Richland Memorial/Medical University of South Carolina. After hip resurfacing is performed either there or at the Midland Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery Surgical Center downtown, if you live within driving distance of Columbia, SC, you can … Continue reading →
Hip Resurfacing – A Patient’s Perspective on Long-Term Success
** March 15, 2025 will be my 19 year Anniversary ** of receiving my BHR Birmingham Hip Resurfacing from Dr. De Smet in Belgium in 2006. During these years, I’ve carefully tracked hip resurfacing outcomes and patient experiences. What I find most encouraging is that 73% of hip resurfacing patients … Continue reading →
Understanding Hip Resurfacing and Total Hip Replacement
Many patients don’t know there are two main choices when looking at hip surgery – Hip Resurfacing and Total Hip Replacement (THR). I’ve spent years studying both procedures and helping patients understand their options through the Surface Hippy website. Hip resurfacing saves most of your natural bone. The surgeon only … Continue reading →
Questions to Ask Your Hip Resurfacing Surgeon
Will you perform my hip resurfacing personally or have an assistant do the surgery? How many resurfacings have you done? (not observed or assisted with or including hemi-resurfacings) Where did you train? How many complications have you had? How many resurfacing failures with revision to THR have you had? How… Continue reading →
What Equipment Will I Need At Home After Surgery by Patricia Walter
What Equipment Will I Need At Home After Surgery? What Items Will I Need At Home After Surgery? Everyone has slightly different needs. There are some basic items almost everyone needs and then there are things that some people want and others just don’t need. Must Haves: Crutches – Normally crutches are supplied by the… Continue reading →
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing vs Total Hip Replacement
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing vs Total Hip Replacement by Smith & Nephew 2016 Continue reading →
Clunking Noises after my Hip Resurfacing Surgery
Return to FAQ LIST Dr. De SmetThe clunking noises and clicking feeling in the first 6 months after surgery is a temporary decoaptation of both components. This means that the two big metal parts of the prosthesis come apart and come together again. Having a large diameter this gives no wear of the prosthesis… Continue reading →
Will My Neck Capsule Be Preserved?
Dr. BoseThere are of course many views and opinions amongst surgeons regarding the best approach and what to preserve during the surgical approach. Failures in resurfacing which occurs due to faulty approaches and vascularity issue ,do so at the 3-6 yrs mark ( slow varus collapse with loosening of femoral component ie AVN of the… Continue reading →
FAQ Post Op Questions
Patient Questions Answered by Doctors Updated 1/31/2013 Post Op Recovery Questions When will my staples or stitches be removed? How quickly will my bones heal? What is the typical recovery time after hip resurfacing? When can full weight bearing start after hip resurfacing surgery? How soon can I return to running after hip resurfacing? Should… Continue reading →
Will My Neck Capsule Be Preserved?
Dr. BoseThe NCP (Neck Capsule Preserving) Approach which is increasingly being adopted by surgeons world wide was developed at ARCH by Dr. Bose. This facilitates a faster recovery due to the repair of the capsule. The vascularity of the critical regions of the head and neck is also preserved in the NCP Approach. Dr.… Continue reading →
How Soon Can I Run After Hip Resurfacing?
Return to FAQ LIST Mr. McMinn I advise patients not to return to impact sport for 1 year after surgery. For those patients who want to road run, I get them running on a treadmill at 10 months post-op and they resume road running at 12 months post-op. My unit published on activity level… Continue reading →
FAQ Surgical Questions
Patient Questions Answered by Doctors Updated 1/31/2013 Surgical Questions Why are both the abduction angle of the acetabular component and the degree of anteversion important? Is posterior or the anterior surgical approach better? Does hip resurfacing remove more acetabular bone than a THR? Will the neck capsule be preserved during my hip resurfacing? How long… Continue reading →
Do Metal Ions from Hip Resurfacing Device Cause Health Problems?
Dr. Amstutz Dr. Gross Dr. Su Dr. Schmalzried Dr. AmstutzMetal-metal bearings have advantages for active patients because their wear resistance is much greater than that of polyethylene, they do not fracture and they perform better with larger diameter balls. It has been known for three decades that the serum and urine levels of cobalt and… Continue reading →
Post Op Tips by Dr. Gross Patients
Patients often rely on information from other patients that have already had surgery. Of course, you should always ask you own surgeon what pre op and post op information they can supply. Dr. Gross patients have posted suggestions for others after their surgery: and some generic suggestions for post op … Continue reading →
Asprin and Xarelto Provide Similar Protection Against Venous Thromboembolism
Read Full Study Here Aspirin, Xarelto show no difference in preventing venous thromboembolism after TJA. Among patients who received 5 days of rivaroxaban prophylaxis after total hip or total knee arthroplasty, extended prophylaxis with aspirin was not significantly different from rivaroxaban in the prevention of symptomatic venous thromboembolism. After patients … Continue reading →
Recovery & Rehabilitation After Hip Resurfacing
Published on Dec 15, 2017 Do I need any rehabilitation or physiotherapy after the surgery? Can I return to sports? Patients who received BHR surgery will share the post-operation rehabilitation process and how they benefit from the surgery. Please visit www.asiamedicalspecialists.hk if you would like to get more information on … Continue reading →
Patients Who Live Alone Can Recover Effectively and Safely at Home
Read Full Article Here …a new study to be presented Thursday, March 16, at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), found that even patients who live alone can recover effectively and safely at home… …(The Study) involved 769 patients undergoing primary THR or TKR. … Continue reading →