Read Original Study Here October 2018 – Metal on metal hip resurfacing (MoM-HR) is an alternative to total hip arthroplasty in young and active patients. The purpose was to determine the survivorship of MoM-HR procedures performed in patients aged 45 years and younger assessing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) at minimum 5-year … Continue reading →
https://youtu.be/CPg74VK2pq8 James Pritchett MD discusses the preference his patients have for hip resurfacing compared to hip replacement. No metal on metal implants were included and the follow-up averaged 11 years and up to 26 years. A polyethylene acetabular component with a ceramic or ceramic coated femoral implant was used. 270 … Continue reading →
Read Complete Article Here June 1, 2018 – BARCELONA, Spain – Total surface replacement may still be a viable hip arthroplasty option in young, active patients based on how well it fared in a study when it was revised to total hip replacement vs. primary THR that was revised to … Continue reading →
Read Full Abstract Here All 217 patients equal to or less than 45 years of age at time of surgical intervention presenting to our centre with MoM-HR between May 2002 and May 2011… …This study indicates that MoM-HR is a suitable option for young individuals… …The survivorship of HR in … Continue reading →
Read Complete Article Here Written by Angie Stewart-March 15, 2018 – The population of patients receiving hip and knee replacements was younger in 2014 than in 2000, according to a study presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. A younger population could increase the … Continue reading →
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 →
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 20 : A study has recently revealed that patients who live alone can be safely discharged and sent home from a hospital to recover from hip or knee replacement surgery. The results question the belief that patients who live alone should routinely be sent to an … Continue reading →
Original MEDICAL DEVICE ALERT by UK MHRA 2017 Available Here The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) UK has called for longer-term monitoring of all patients fitted with metal-on-metal hip implants, as a precautionary measure, in an update to its original guidance issued in 2012. “MHRA, in colsultation with … Continue reading →
Read Complete Study Here Recent studies indicate that females demonstrate an increased risk of experiencing adverse local tissue reactions, aseptic loosening, and revision after primary metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty compared with males; the underlying biological mechanisms responsible for sex discrepancies in implant failure remain unclear. In addition to anatomical and … Continue reading →
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 →
Read Full Study Here …We identified 63,158 patients who had undergone total hip replacement and 54,276 who had total knee replacement between Jan 1, 1991, and Aug 10, 2011, and followed up these patients to a maximum of 20 years… …researchers analyzed data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink on … Continue reading →
Very Interesting article explaining metal on metal wear in total hip replacement which is similar to hip resurfacing mom devices. Read Article Here
Continue reading →Read Study Here Fei Liu, Thomas Gross –Published 12 January 2016 …We present the short-term outcome of our first 77 hip resurfacings done as an outpatient procedure performed by two experienced surgeons. Young patients without major medical co-morbidities were selected… …All patients were successfully discharged on the day of surgery … Continue reading →
Read Study Here Assessment of Durability and Function at Minimum 35-year Follow Up of THR in Patients 50 and Under Paper 773, presented at the AAOS 2014 Annual Meeting, March 11-15, 2014, New Orleans, Louisiana. …The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the clinical, radiographic and functional outcomes … Continue reading →
Mike S. McGrath, MD1, Dana R. Desser, DO2, Slif D. Ulrich, MD1, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD3, David R. Marker, BS1 and Michael A. Mont, 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: 2 Department of … Continue reading →
Read Complete Study Here By Pritchett JW This study assessed the results of 90 one-component revisions for failed hip resurfacing due to adverse reaction to metal wear debris… …The mean follow-up was 61 months and the procedure was successful in 97% of the patients.
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