Updated 11/2/2012 8-Feb-2012Archive of failed joint replacements provides tips to building a better hip replacement A study by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has provided the first comprehensive look at just how metal-on-metal total hip replacements are failing in patients around the country. Made possible by what is thought to be the largest archive of…
Continue reading →Updated 11/30/08 Link http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/Supplement_3/65 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2008;90:65-70. doi:10.2106/JBJS.H.00462 © 2008 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. James R. Romanowski, MD1 and Michael L. Swank, MD2 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati, 224 Leather Leaf Lane, Lebanon, OH 45036 2 Cincinnati Orthopaedic Research Institute, 9825 Kenwood…
Continue reading →Updated 8/14/08 Link http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/Supplement_3/38 Surgical Description and Early Review 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. E-mail address for M.A. Jacobs: michaelaaron@hotmail.com Disclosure: In support of their research for or preparation of this work, one or more…
Continue reading →Updated 4/1/2013 Public release date: 8-Feb-2012 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Excessive sporting activity may impair long-term success of hip resurfacing Original News Release: http://www.abstractsonline.com/Plan/ViewAbstract.aspx?mID=2841&sKey=8f07675f-aadf-4b0b-baed-e7aabc4b0f69&cKey=7c32b727-acd9-44a7-bb88-909c43baf3c5&mKey=BA8AA154-A9B9-41F9-91A7-F4A4CB050945 Classification: Adult Reconstruction Hip Keywords: Outcomes; Complications; Hip Author(s): Harlan C. Amstutz, MD, Pacific Palisades, California, United States Michel J. Le Duff, Glendale, California, United States Regina Woon, Los Angeles,…
Continue reading →2007 Presentation at AAOS.Org 2007 Annual Meeting Podium Presentations Establishing a Learning Curve for hip resurfacing Podium No: 130 Wednesday, February 14, 2007 05:12 PM – 05:18 PM Location: San Diego Convention Center Room 6DE Diane L Back, FRCS Ed Orth Chesham United Kingdom (n) Jay D Smith, MRCS (n) Rodney E Dalziel, MD Melbourne…
Continue reading →Updated 9/22/2012 Click below to read full study By Debra Sherman Sep 14, 2012 (Reuters) – All-metal hip implants, which have been shown to have high failure rates and cause a host of other health problems, were not linked to cancer seven years after implantation, new data show. Concerns have grown in the medical…
Continue reading →The controversy regarding adverse wear in metal-metal bearings by Dr. Gross 2010 Updated 10/1/2014 The controversy regarding adverse wear in metal-metal bearings Thomas P. Gross, MD 3/5/2010 I have used over 3000 metal bearings in primary total hip and hip resurfacing as well as revision surgery. I have revised 2 for adverse wear 7 years…
Continue reading →Updated 11/2/2012 22-Dec-2011 NIH researchers uncover clues related to metal-on-metal hip implants Lubricant in devices found to be graphite, not proteins A new study, bringing together an interdisciplinary team of physicians and engineers from the United States and Germany, made a surprising finding about implants used in hip replacement surgery: Graphite carbon is a…
Continue reading →Rush Medical Study 11/3/08 November 03, 2008 Link http://www.rush.edu/webapps/MEDREL/servlet/NewsRelease?id=1115 Rush University Medical Center Study Finds More Complications in Women and in Males Over the Age of 55 CHICAGO – Hip resurfacing is often seen as a modern alternative to the more conventional total hip replacement, but new data from a study led by Rush University…
Continue reading →Does commitment to rehabilitation influence the clinical outcome of total hip resurfacing arthroplasty study 2010 Updated 3/23/2010 Does commitment to rehabilitation influence the clinical outcome of total hip resurfacing arthroplasty? The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether compliance and rehabilitative efforts were predictors of early clinical outcome of total hip resurfacing arthroplasty.…
Continue reading →Updated September 2008 Link http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/Supplement_3/27 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 →Updated 1/7/2013 BMD better preserved with resurfacing arthroplasty than THA Read Complete Study by Clicking Here Smolders J. J Arthroplasty. 2012. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2012.08.025. December 28, 2012 Pressfit resurfacing hip arthroplasty was found to better preserve periacetabular bone mineral density (BMD) than conventional total hip arthroplasty (THA) in this randomized controlled trial that included 71 patients. "We…
Continue reading →June 2014 Original Study Here: J. Daniel, FRCS, MS(Orth), DNBOrth, Director of Research, Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon1 Author Profile; C. Pradhan, FRCS, MCh(Orth), Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon2; H. Ziaee, BSc (Hons), Biomedical Scientist1; P. B. Pynsent, PhD, Director, Research and Training Centre2; and D. J. W. McMinn, MD FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon1 Abstract We report a…
Continue reading →Woon RP1, Johnson AJ, Amstutz HC. Degenerative hip conditions most commonly affect older patients. However, many cases occur in younger patients… however, hip resurfacing is a viable option. Fifty-three metal-on-metal resurfacings in 46 patients under age 30 were performed. Patients had a variety of etiologies, and were followed clinically and radiographically with mean follow-up of…
Continue reading →Updated 11/30/08 Link http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18676940 2008 Seyler TM, Lai LP, Sprinkle DI, Ward WG, Jinnah RH. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1070, USA. BACKGROUND: Hip resurfacing is a technically demanding procedure in which accurate positioning of the femoral component is critical to the avoidance of early…
Continue reading →Updated 1/5/2010 The Influence of Head Size and Sex on the Outcome of Birmingham Hip Resurfacing READ ORIGINAL STUDY BY CLICKING HERE The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2010 Callum W. McBryde, MD, FRCS(Tr&Orth)1, Kanthan Theivendran, MRCS1, Andrew M.C. Thomas, FRCS1, Ronan B.C. Treacy, FRCS(Tr&Orth)1 and Paul B. Pynsent, PhD1 1 Research and…
Continue reading →San Diego – October 29, 2013 Could being socially isolated affect how well you do and the amount of pain you experience after surgery? Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) set out to test this hypothesis. They found that people who lacked good social ties were much more likely to experience serious, ongoing pain…
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