Read athlete’s personal hip resurfacing stories and their return to the sports they love Baseball, Football, Soccer, Basketball, Golf, Tennis Stories – Click Here Cycling Stories – Click Here Horseback Riding, Motorcycling, Skydiving, Dancing & More Stories – Click Here Ironman, Triathlon, Marathon and Running Stories – Click Here Martial … Continue reading →
I’ve just discovered the Facebook Hip Resurfacing Resource Group after a Google search about running during one’s senior years. I am now 68 and had my left hip resurfaced, due to arthritis, just over 3 years ago. So far things are going well and there are no problems to report. … Continue reading →
Happy new year everyone. Time for a short experience report. 26 Nov 2025: right hip resurfacing (ReCerf ceramic-on-ceramic). Me: 57, 198 cm, marathon runner. Goal: Boston Marathon, April 2026. Pain-free, not heroic. Week 6 reality: – Arthrosis pain: completely gone – Limp: history – Hiking, uneven terrain, stepping over trees, … Continue reading →
January 2, 2026 On March 18, 2025, age 57, I had bilateral ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing with Drs. De Smet and Van Quickenborne in Ghent Belgium. I benefited from this group, and I study medical decision making. Therefore in hopes of paying it forward, I have been documenting my … Continue reading →
Lee Walker, 47, works for the NHS and had both his hips resurfaced with the H1 implant in 2018 and in 2021 at Charing Cross Hospital. “I was experiencing a huge amount of pain and difficulty walking on the right-hand side of my body and I had trouble with cycling where … Continue reading →
Rachel Cresswell, 38, was fitted with the H1 implant in November 2017 at Charing Cross Hospital. “I like exercise and it is a huge part of my life. I was training for Tough Mudder in 2014 – a 15k obstacle course – when I first noticed pain in my left … Continue reading →
Carol Burke, 62, is an ex-dancer and was fitted with the H1 implant in 2020 at Charing Cross Hospital. “As a dancer, you are used to injuries and a certain level of pain. But I noticed that I was having a lot of pain in my left hip. “I was … Continue reading →
February 10, 2024 I’ll have the right hip resurfacing operation in two weeks, with COC ReCerf prosthesis, with Dr. Koen De Smet, in Belgium. I am a woman, 52yrs, and sports lover. November 14, 2024 9 months post op- right hip resurfacing CoC- 52yrs female- sports’ lover and still in … Continue reading →
April 26, 2025 Hey everyone. I hope all are well. I was reflecting on the early days of my surgery and came back to this site to let everyone know that I am still racing. Fourteen years post op and things are going well, back to running a 9/Min Mile … Continue reading →
Jannes Vercaemst Bilateral MOM hip resurfacing ISKA WORLD CHAMPION- 70kg !! Dr. De Smet patient. ISKA WORLD CHAMP -70kg. 15 years I’ve been dreaming of a title like this. Blood, sweat and tears. Major hip surgeries, people saying I was done, and that I was crazy to think otherwise. Losses, … Continue reading →
CONGRATULATIONS to Bart !! A “Marathon Des Sables” finisher in 2024, with bilateral MOM hip resurfacing
Continue reading →1 year bilateral COC ReCerf hip resurfacing on this amazing 58 year old lady!
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