Nicholas M. Brown, MD; Jared R. H. Foran, MD; Craig J. Della Valle, MD May 2013 The purpose of this study was to compare total hip arthroplasty (THA) and hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) with regard to the amount of acetabular bone stock removed and the ability to restore leg length and offset. Anteroposterior pelvis…
Continue reading →Two-year serum metal ion levels in minimally invasive total conservative hip resurfacing: preliminary results of a prospective study Tai SM1, Millard N, Munir S, Jenabzadeh AR, Walter LR, Walter WL. Complete Study http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25288230 Metal-on-metal (MoM) hip resurfacings have been associated with the potential development of metallic debris and its associated pathology. Serum cobalt and chromium…
Continue reading →Study Read Original Article Here July 12, 2013 After hip resurfacing, bone mineral density continued to positively change up to 5 years, primarily in the trochanteric and superior neck regions, according to recent medical study… …(the)femoral component size has a significant role to play in the change in [bone mineral density] BMD up to 5…
Continue reading →Updated 11/30/08 Link http://proceedings.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/content/abstract/88-B/SUPP_III/432 2006 D.H. Williams; U. Masood; and M.N. Norton Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3LJ, UK. Decreased head-neck ratio diameter and component malposition in total hip arthroplasty are factors known to result in impingement, increased rates of dislocation, wear and failure. In addition to these complications, impingement of the femoral neck…
Continue reading →Metal ion release following hip replacement not strongly related to patient activity medical study Updated 3/9/2010 Metal ion release following hip replacement not strongly related to patient activity Read Complete Article by Clicking Here The amount of patient activity following metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty seems to show little correlation to metal ion release, according…
Continue reading →Updated 7/28/09 The effect of component size and orientation on the concentrations of metal ions after resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip 2008 Link Read Complete Article by Clicking HereD. J. Langton, MRCS, Orthopaedic Research Register1; S. S. Jameson, MRCS, Specialist Registrar, Trauma and Orthopaedics1; T. J. Joyce, MSc, PhD, MA, BEng, Lecturer in Bioengineering2; J.…
Continue reading →Updated September 2008 Surgical Description and Early Review 2008Link http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/Supplement_3/38 Michael A. Jacobs, MD1, Robin N. Goytia, MD1 and Tarun Bhargava, MD1 1 5601 Loch Raven Boulevard, Russell Morgan Building, Suite 402, Baltimore, MD 21239 Background: Recently, metal-on-metal hip resurfacing has enjoyed a resurgence as an alternative to hip arthroplasty in properly selected patients. The…
Continue reading →MRI Useful for Predicting Failure of Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Original Link New York – May 15, 2013 Metal-on-metal hip implants can cause inflammation of the joint lining (synovitis) long before symptoms appear, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to identify this inflammation, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital…
Continue reading →Staples significantly increase risk of postoperative infection study Updated 4/2/2010 Staples significantly increase risk of postoperative infection study March 2010 Original Link http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=62584 The use of staples to close wounds following orthopedic surgery – especially hip surgery – is associated with a significantly greater risk of wound infection than traditional suturing, according to orthopedic researchers…
Continue reading →Updated 10/1 2014 Complete Study Here: Objectives To compare 10 year mortality rates among patients undergoing metal-on-metal hip resurfacing and total hip replacement in England. Setting English hospital episode statistics database linked to mortality records from the Office for National Statistics. Population All adults who underwent primary elective hip replacement for osteoarthritis from April…
Continue reading →Adoption of Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty at Hospital for Special Surgery: a Cohort Study Edwin P. Su and Sherwin L. Su June 4, 2010 Background Hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) is an alternative to traditional total hip replacement (THR) that allows for the preservation of femoral bone. It is a more technically difficult procedure that has led…
Continue reading →Click Arrow to view videoJoseph Daniel, Director of Research at the McMinn Center in Birmingham UK, talks about the 10 year survival of double heat-treated resurfacings from 1996 and the effect that these heat treatments had on this series of hip resurfacings. The McMinn Centre 25 Highfield Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3DP Tel: 0121…
Continue reading →This article is from the DGReview Surgeon Volume Influences Rate of Total Hip Replacement Revision A DGReview of :"Early failures of total hip replacement: Effect of surgeon volume" Arthritis & Rheumatism 04/28/2004 By Emma Hitt, PhD Patients treated by surgeons who perform few total hip replacements (THR) per year are more likely to undergo…
Continue reading →Mäkelä K. Acta Orthop. 2014 Original Article Available by Clicking Here The use of metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty implants was not linked to a higher risk of cancer in patients compared to the use of non-metal-on-metal devices… …Using information from the Finnish Arthroplasty Register, the researchers compared 10,728 patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implants to…
Continue reading →April 2, 2014 Original Article http://newsroom.aaos.org/media-resources/Press-releases/despite-economic-times-us-demand-for-total-joint-replacement-remains-steady.htm ROSEMONT, Ill. A new study appearing in the April issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery(JBJS) showed that the economic downturns in the 2000s did not substantially influence the national growth trends for hip and knee arthroplasty in the United States. The new data support the authors’…
Continue reading →Read Complete Study by clicking here May 2011 Despite being proclaimed as "The operation of the century," total hip arthroplasty is far from an ideal procedure. In fact, one study found that "in spite of a good hip score, only 43% of patients had all of their expectations completely fulfilled," said Robert L. Barrack, MD,…
Continue reading →Goulding K, Beaule PE, Kim PR, Fazekas A. 2010 Read full abstract by clicking here Source Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Abstract BACKGROUND: Although injury to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) is a known complication of anterior approaches to the hip and pelvis, no study has…
Continue reading →Updated 11/2/2012 8-Feb-2012 Excessive sporting activity may impair long-term success of hip resurfacing Patients should limit activities to maintain hip prosthesis SAN FRANCISCO – In hip resurfacing the femoral ball in the hip joint is not removed, but instead is trimmed and capped with a smooth metal covering. Young and active patients with arthritis…
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