I am 5 years out of a BHR on the right side. I have always been a runner, but it did take me 4 years to get back to running. My hip just wasn’t strong enough and I had a lot of failed starts. But after years of PT work, … Continue reading →
The active 53-year-old found out she was a candidate for hip resurfacing, which preserves more bone than a traditional hip replacement. Dr. Edwin Sue at the Hospital for Special Surgery performed the procedure on Polis. Read Full Story Here
Continue reading →January 8, 2017 – In June, 2015, about three years after my HR, I did a tandem jump. It was my first skydiving experience ever. I didn’t even think twice about my hip for this. After running a marathon, skiing, playing ice hockey, long jumping, and sprinting it didn’t even … Continue reading →
I am just over one year removed from right hip resurfacing surgery (BHR) performed by Dr. Anton Plakseychuk at UPMC Magee in Pittsburgh, PA. I have been hesitant to report, because it has only been a year, but the results have been so dramatic, that I feel the need to … Continue reading →
July 17, 2017 On the 7th July, 2017 , I celebrated my 3rd Anniversary of BHR Left side. Wow, how the time has disappeared and how I am able to compete “pretty well” in Triathlon, all be it , at Sprint and Standard Distance. The hip has never been better … Continue reading →
On 13th December, exactly 11 months post right hip BHR I completed a sprint triathlon. Did a fair bit of running from August, gradually increasing distance and speed, plus a load of cycling and swimming. Loads of time spent getting it right and I don’t even think of it. … Continue reading →
March 30, 2012 I had a right hip done by Dr. Pritchett July 2011 and I’m very happy with the results. I was 57 years old at the time and active. My main problem after the surgery was a very tight and painful iliotibial band (sp?) but it finally stretched … Continue reading →
Jamie A’s Testimonial about his right BHR 5/19/14 with Dr. Rogerson.
Continue reading →I am a 62 year old female Triathlete…well I was, until arthritis of my left hip stopped me running about 2 years ago. I struggled on with anti-inflammatories and an infiltration, and had to content myself with just the swimming and cycling. But even walking became difficult and I had … Continue reading →
Returning to running was a priority for this BHR patient Marty F. has been back logging his mileage since 2010 and is still going strong! “I was your 192nd Hip Resurfacing patient clear across the state, near Sheboygan. You resurfaced my hip in August of 2007. In April of 2010, … Continue reading →
Mark Machlachlan’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Rogerson 2011 POST-OP PATIENT TESTIMONIAL: MARK MACHLACHLAN (LT BHR 10/20/11) “Hey Dr Rogerson! Hope everything is well up in Madison! Things are good here. I have been limiting my running to only 6 miles per week and my “bad” hip seems to be holding. I’ve … Continue reading →
Updated 12/21/2011 12/16/2011 Update BHR is still going strong, I am now up to 3 post op Ironman finishes, 6 half Ironman’s, Leadville MTB this past summer and with a metal hip RAN a 42 min 10k (which is about a 6:30 mile pace) and a 1:41 half marathon!! And … Continue reading →
Neil Richardson Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Engh 2008 I am a 44 year old former college/professional player. I began playing in the street at age 7 in my neighborhood outside of Washington DC, and kept at it until joining an apprenticeship program for the North American Soccer League … Continue reading →
In October 2013, against all odds and at 60 years of age, Rick Rubio surprised himself by placing 28th in his age group in the Ironman World Championship. He managed a personal best time of 12:39. Just a few short years earlier no one – not even Rick – would … Continue reading →
January 27, 2007 I’m not sure I am contacting the right person, but my name is Bert Eisenstaedt. I had a resurfacing procedure, December 8, 2006, performed by Dr. Raphael Klug, located in Roseville, Ca and is a Kaiser orthopaedic surgeon. I received a BHR. I was on a walker … Continue reading →
Update 2017 I not only finished what is arguably the most difficult full iron distance triathlon race (Challenge Full Wanaka, NZ) in the world but was honored to achieve a 2nd place award in my age group (60-69)! I want to truly thank you and your team for allowing me … Continue reading →
Written in 2013: Six Years Later. For an athlete, the soft tissue that connects muscles and bones is like gold and oil—a limited resource to be used sparingly. Sustainable farming of tendons and ligaments is, for the moment, unsustainable. And so it is for those of us who through use, … Continue reading →