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Hip Resurfacing medical studies

Gait Study about Hip Replacement at Surface Hippy

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"Resurfacing patients had gait characteristics that were comparable to normal hips. Although standard hip replacements had markedly improved gait parameters when compared to osteoarthritic hips they never approached resurfacing or normals. " Gait Analysis Of Metal On Metal Surface Arthroplasty Poster Board Number: P050 Location: McCormick Place Hall B Adult Reconstruction Hip Phillip Ragland, MD… Continue reading →

Soft Tissue Reactions to Metal-on-Metal Arthroplasty

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Updated 8/17/09 Read Complete Article Here By Robert Trace September 17, 2009 MANCHESTER – Researchers here reported that adverse soft tissue reactions following metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty are typically due to increased wear of the bearing surfaces, and patients with smaller femoral heads may be particularly susceptible to these complications. In an independent center study, David… Continue reading →

Low-back Pain Vexed by Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head

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Low-back Pain Vexed by Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head Link   http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.asp?rID=23117 ORTHOPEDICS 2007; 30:600 August 2007 A 44-year-old man reported mild low-back pain and right-sided leg pain for the past two months. He also had weakness in his right leg. He reported no concomitant numbness or tingling. Previous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was consistent… Continue reading →

Hip Resurfacing With the Biomet 7-Year Results 2012 by Dr. Gross

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Hip Resurfacing With the Biomet Hybrid ReCap-Magnum System: 7-Year Results by Dr. Gross & Fei Liu 2012 Updated 10/1/2014 Hip Resurfacing With the Biomet Hybrid ReCap-Magnum System: 7-Year Results. Oct 27, 2012 Gross TP, Liu F. Midlands Orthopaedics, P.A., Columbia, SC. Abstract The purpose of this study was to report our clinical outcome of a… Continue reading →

Patients Report Improvement in Quality of Life Hip Resurfacing

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Updated 10/19/2012 Patients Report Improvement in Quality of Life and Satisfaction After Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty Wael A. Rahman MD, Nelson V. Greidanus MD, MPH, Alexander Siegmeth MD, Bassam A. Masri MD, Clive P. Duncan MD, MSc, Donald S. Garbuz MD, MHSc Symposium: Papers Presented at the Annual Meetings of The Hip Society Online First ™… Continue reading →

Risk Factors for Inflammatory Pseudotumour Formation Study

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Updated 12/21/09 Abstract: Risk factors for inflammatory pseudotumour formation following hip resurfacing Complete Study http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/content/abstract/91-B/12/1566 S. Glyn-Jones, MA, FRCS(Orth), DPhil, Senior Lecturer, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon1; H. Pandit, FRCS(Orth), Senior Clinical Fellow1; Y.-M. Kwon, FRCS(Orth), FRACS(Orth), Research Fellow1; H. Doll, MSc, DPhil, Senior Medical Statistician2; H. S. Gill, BEng, DPhil, University Lecturer in Orthopaedic Engineering1; and… Continue reading →

Distribution of Chromium and Cobalt Ions Resurfacing Hip Arthroplasty

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Updated 8/29/08 Leonard R. Walter MBBS(Syd), FRACS, FAOrthA, Ed Marel MBBS(Syd), FRCS Ed (Orth), FRACS, FAOrthAa, Richard Harbury MBBS(Syd), FRACS, FAOrthAa and Jenny Wearne RN aPeninsula Orthopaedics Research Institute, DEE WHY NSW 2099, Australia Received 28 November 2006;  accepted 7 July 2007  Abstract The most appropriate blood fraction for the measurement of metal ions in… Continue reading →

Study Compares Quality of Life of Hip Resurfacing vs Total Hip Replacement 2014

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Read Complete Abstract of Study Here:     http://www.bjjprocs.boneandjoint.org.uk/content/90-B/SUPP_I/145.1By: M. Manzary1, B. Masri, D. Garbuz, N. Greidanus and C. Duncan Compare patient reported quality of life and satisfaction following metal on metal hip resurfacing and total hip arthroplasty procedures… …Patients receiving metal-on-metal hip resurfacing and primary total hip arthroplasty were assessed at baseline and followed prospectively with… Continue reading →

Larger cups and optimal positioning produced lowest ion levels by David Langton

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Larger cups and optimal positioning produced lowest ion levels and wear study by David Langton Updated 3/10/2010 Larger cups and optimal positioning produced lowest ion levels and wearIn a review of 585 blood serum evaluations following hip resurfacing, only femoral size and cup inclination were found to have an effect on ion levels, according a… Continue reading →

Femur Neck Fracture Study by Dr. Amstutz

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From the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Fracture of the Neck of the Femur After Surface Arthroplasty of the Hip The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) 86:1874-1877 (2004) © 2004 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.   Harlan C. Amstutz, MD1, Pat A. Campbell, PhD1 and Michel J. Le Duff,… Continue reading →

Incidence of Adverse Wear Reactions in Hip Resurfacing Study by Dr. Gross 2012

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by Thomas P. Gross, MD (d), Fei Liu, PhD (d) Updated 10/1/2014 Incidence of Adverse Wear Reactions in Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty: A Comparison with the Oxford StudyThomas P. Gross, MD (d), Fei Liu, PhD (d) Midlands Orthopaedics, Columbia, SC Introduction In 2009, the Oxford Group reported a 1.8% rate of revision for pseudotumours in a… Continue reading →

Hip resurfacing arthroplasty enables faster walking, longer stride length than THA medical study 2012

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Hip resurfacing arthroplasty ena http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=94998 A more normal gait at higher speeds is attained through hip resurfacing arthroplasty as compared to standard total hip arthroplasty, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting. Anatole V. Wiik, MBBS and his team, performed a case control study with 63 patients… Continue reading →

Hip Resurfacing when THR is not possible by Dr. Mont

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Link  http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/Supplement_3/45 August 2008 Michael A. Mont, MD1,Mike S. McGrath, MD1, Slif D. Ulrich, MD1, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD2, David R. Marker, BS1 and Ronald E. Delanois, 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: mmont@lifebridgehealth.org 2 Department of Orthopaedic… Continue reading →

Medical Studies about Doctors and Experience

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2014   Doctor Experience and Learning Curves Studies Dr. Su’s Hip Resurfacing 1.3% Complication Rate Study 2011 Low-volume surgeons showed a 2-fold increase in risk for poor cup malpositioning compared with high-volume surgeons study Hospitals more specialized in orthopedic surgery show better outcomes for hip and knee replacement 2010 The Learning Curve for Adopting Hip… Continue reading →

Imageless computer navigation without pre-operative templating may lead to malpreparation of the femoral head in hip resurfacing

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Updated 3/10/2010 Imageless computer navigation without pre-operative templating may lead to malpreparation of the femoral head in hip resurfacing 2009 http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/content/abstract/91-B/10/1281 M. Olsen, BScE, PhD, Doctoral Researcher1; E. T. Davis, MSc, FRCSC(Trauma & Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon2; M. Chiu, MD, FRCSC, Orthopaedic Surgical Fellow1; P. Gamble, MD, FRCSC, Orthopaedic Surgical Felllow1; N. Tumia,… Continue reading →

Bone density of the femoral neck following BHR Study

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Bone density of the femoral neck following Birmingham Hip Resurfacing  A 2-year prospective study in 27 hips  10/31/09 Link  http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/509466_768420410_917526316.pdf Authors: Nick J. Cooke a;  Lauren Rodgers b;  David Rawlings c;  Andrew W. McCaskie d; James P. Holland d Affiliations:   a North Tees and Hartlepool Hospital,   b Statistics Department, University of Newcastle,  … Continue reading →

Follow-up, revision parameters for metal-on-metal hip implants outlined

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Updated 6/25/2012 Thomas P. Schmalzried, MD, presented his experience at the International Congress for Joint Reconstruction San Diego 2012 meeting… Although there has been no standard of review established in the United States, Schmalzried noted routine follow-up should be considered good practice… …Schmalzried mentioned the special risks inherent in metal-on-metal hip replacements, including higher monoblock… Continue reading →

Metal Ion Study 2002

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Medium Term Serum Cobalt and Chromium Levels in Patients with Metal-metal Resurfacing NOTE: This paper was presented at the New Trends of Joint Reconstructive Surgery 2002 Meeting, comparing serum levels in a control group, conventional THR, McKee Farrar, MOM Hip Resurfacing, and MOM THR (Sulzer), which concluded that metal ion levels are higher at 1… Continue reading →