Category Archives: Hip Resurfacing Women and Small Men
Saddique Ahmed’s H1 COC Hip Resurfacing with Professor Cobb 2018
Saddique Ahmed, 40, was fitted with his H1 implant in 2018 at Charing Cross Hospital. “I kept getting excruciating pain in my hip area. I’d gone to my GP several times and was told that I had muscle pain. “I was sent for an MRI scan, but instead of doing … Continue reading →
Lee Walker’s Bilateral H1 COC Hip Resurfaing with Professor Cobb 2018-2021
Lee Walker, 47, works for the NHS and had both his hips resurfaced with the H1 implant in 2018 and in 2021 at Charing Cross Hospital. “I was experiencing a huge amount of pain and difficulty walking on the right-hand side of my body and I had trouble with cycling where … Continue reading →
Rachel Cresswell’s H1 Hip Resurfacing with Professor Cobb 2017
Rachel Cresswell, 38, was fitted with the H1 implant in November 2017 at Charing Cross Hospital. “I like exercise and it is a huge part of my life. I was training for Tough Mudder in 2014 – a 15k obstacle course – when I first noticed pain in my left … Continue reading →
Carol Burke’s H1 Hip Resurfacing with Professor Cobb 2020
Carol Burke, 62, is an ex-dancer and was fitted with the H1 implant in 2020 at Charing Cross Hospital. “As a dancer, you are used to injuries and a certain level of pain. But I noticed that I was having a lot of pain in my left hip. “I was … Continue reading →
Polymotion IDE Study Locations
We are excited to announce the recent launch of our IDE Study for the Polymotion® Hip Resurfacing Device. The IDE study aims to evaluate the safety and clinical effectiveness of the Polymotion® Hip Resurfacing System. There are currently nine sites in the USA and one international site in Bermuda participating. … Continue reading →
19 Year Anniversary of Patricia Walter’s BHR Hip Resurfacing with Dr. De Smet 2006
March 15, 2025 was the 19 year anniversary of receiving my BHR Birmingham Hip Resurfacing from Dr. De Smet in Belgium in 2006. It has always worked well and continues to be perfect.
Continue reading →Elizebeth’s Bilateral Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Pritchett 2016-2021
Read Elizebeth’s Original Hip Resurfacing Story with Dr. Pritchett by clicking here: https://surfacehippy.info/elizabeths-hip-resurfacing-dr-pritchett-2016/ March 4, 2021 I finally went bilateral and had my left hip resurfaced with Dr. Pritchett this past Monday, March 1. Yay! I was bone on bone. It had been five years since my right hip was … Continue reading →
Rosemary’s Bilateral Hip Resurfacing 10 year Anniversary with Dr. Brooks 2013/2014
I am writing to say that I would also like to share my story. I am a female, double BHR Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device with Dr. Brooks at Cleveland Clinic. I had 5 year and 10 year post-surgical follow ups/x-rays at Cleveland Clinic (surgeries were 11/2013 and 03/2014). I had … Continue reading →
One Year Anniversary for Bilateral ReCerf by Dr. De Smet 2024
1 year bilateral COC ReCerf hip resurfacing on this amazing 58 year old lady!
Continue reading →Alexandra Carr’s Bilateral COC Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Weinrauch 2024
January 12, 2024 Booked in for bilateral CoC on 5 March in Brisbane with Dr Weinrauch. Feeling a little apprehensive about getting both hips done at once but surgeon said lefty is also too far gone for arthroscopy to be beneficial. So my choices were either keep getting steroid injections … Continue reading →
The Biomet Recap Magnum is No Longer Available
Posted on Dr. Gross’s Website and previously used by Dr. Gross 11/22/2024 Alternatives for hip resurfacing The era of the Biomet Recap/Magnum has come to an end. Zimmer has stopped manufacturing this implant. After nearly 20 years of using this implant for hip resurfacing and posting the best long-term durability … Continue reading →
Amy O’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Gross 2022
Beautiful email from Amy to Pat Walter about the Surface Hippy.info website Hey there! I’m sure you get this all the time but your website was a complete lifesaver for me when it came to finding out more about resurfacing. Of course my doctors had only giving me the option … Continue reading →
Hip Resurfacing and Women by Dr. Gross 2015
Young women who desire a more functional hip replacement were recently dealt a large blow when the smaller sizes of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) device were withdrawn from the market by Smith Nephew Richards because the 10-year revision rate for women was higher than for men in most large … Continue reading →
Hip Resurfacing for Women – What’s Possible
Hip Resurfacing is still possible for women. See the wonderful stories from active, athletic women below Only a few hip resurfacing surgeons in the US still do women. If you want a hip resurfacing, you can find out if you are a candidate by emailing the surgeons who do women. … Continue reading →
Dr. De Smet Places First ReCerf Hip Resurfacing Device on March 3, 2019
Dr. De Smet places his first ReCerf hip resurfacing device on March 3, 2019 in Johannasburg South Africa. ReCerf is a new type of ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing device. The traditional standard hip resurfacing device is metal on metal like the BHR , Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device, the Wright … Continue reading →
Dr. De Smet Offers New ReCerf Ceramic on Ceramic Hip Resurfacing in South Africa
April 4, 2019 – Koen De Smet Introduces New ReCerf Ceramic on Ceramic Hip Resurfacing at Anca Clinic and Roseacres Hospital Johannesburg South Africa Full Information Available in Downloadable PDF: https://surfacehippy.info/pdf/RECERFmin.pdf Ceramic on Ceramic Recerf Manufactured by MatOrtho Limited United Kingdom Minimal bone removal compared to total hip Ball-and-socket bearing … Continue reading →
Tina’s Biomet Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Mont 2016
October 11, 2016 I had my right hip resurfaced, BHR, by the amazing Dr. Peter Brooks in 2008. I was 50 yrs. at the time and due to an injury I developed severe avascular necrosis. The surgery was a huge success and my hip is still going strong. I developed … Continue reading →