I had the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing done on May 4, 2009 and I could not be happier. People ask me about my hip and I tell them it is better than new. No need to say much more. I have ridden my bicycle over 400 miles since then without any issue. It is absolutely better than new and everything that I was told prior to surgery by Dr. Rector’s staff was true. It all went … Read the rest
Tennis has been a major part of my life since the early 1950s and last year I thought I had hung my racquet up for good. I just came off the court from a 3 hour match, which was more fun than a barrel of monkeys, and I feel great. Thank you for more than the new hip, thank you for all the fun times I am now able to look forward too. Please also … Read the rest
Last January, after my three month check up, you had asked me to check in after the Triple Bypass ride to update you on my cycling and recovery progress. I’m a bit late with that but the news is all good. I had a BHR on my right hip October 15th, 2007. I was back on my wind trainer less than two weeks after surgery. Four weeks after surgery I was off my crutches and … Read the rest
I used Dr. Rector in Boulder.
I feel the BHR surgery which occurred on April 22, 2010 gave me a 2nd chance at an athletic life. It used to take me 30 or more seconds to stand up out of a chair. Since my surgery I have been using the stationary bike for about 1/2 hour and working out on the elliptical for about 20 mins. 2X per week and balancing on the bosu ball … Read the rest
July 24, 2016 Birthday boy today, so decided to treat myself to a come back race. Entered in the vets class at The Fast Eddy xc series and came away with a nice 4th place. A very testing and fast 15 minute lap was laid on,comprising of a MX track, fast open fields and a very technical and rough forest. After 2 1/2 hours my knees were shot but my … Read the rest
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7/25/2016
Celebrated my 8 years on my Left BHR by riding 350 miles on my bicycle. Rode from Pittsburgh, PA to D.C. in 6 days on the Greater Allegheny Trail and the C & O Trail. I also have a BHR on my right side which is 3-1/2 years old.
Both hips felt great and preformed well. My only pain was the blisters on my butt.
It is very important … Read the rest
11 month post Hip resurfacing update
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I am a 63 year old retired British anaesthetist living in France, and a keen Triathlete.
In June 2015 I had a left hip resurfacing performed by Prof Julien Girard in Lille, France.
Last weekend, almost eleven months to the day, I completed my first Triathlon since the operation. It was only a sprint distance and definitely not a Personal Best, but I competed … Read the rest
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…I’ve started running again. I tried once I was cleared after the surgery but I don’t think my hip was strong enough at that point. And truthfully I’m terrified after being told twice before I could run. I did lots of hiking instead for a while. But Dr. Mont is confident that if I keep doing my hip exercises (leg lifts for front, back and side), I should be fine.… Read the rest
May 18, 2016
18 months post-op that all is going really well and that my metal hip is probably the best bit of me!
Running is getting better all the time, still not doing major mileages in training because my natural hip can get ‘limpy’ but speed is improving with intervals and treadmill work, current PBs are 23:07 for 5k and 48:11 for 10k (last Sunday) and these equate to … Read the rest
April 20, 2016
Hey there hippies, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted here, mostly because my new hips are doing so well I rarely think about them. My left hip is now 13 months old, my right hip 15 months, and both are doing great.
This past weekend I returned to skydiving, with a couple jumps and no problems. Tomorrow I’m going on a couple days backpacking trip, and in two weeks I’m running a … Read the rest
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…Danny Witt was 28 when he first found out he had arthritis in his hip. The Ponte Vedra Beach tennis coach learned to live with the pain, but it progressively became worse.
Now at age 43, he opted for a unique approach (hip resurfacing) with Dr. Brett Frykberg, orthopedic surgeon at Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute, that would allow him to keep more of his own hip bone as opposed to a total … Read the rest
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Michael Puertas has been playing squash for three decades, racking up an impressive record. Then three years ago, pain in his right hip began to wake him up at night. He knew surgery was inevitable but he didn’t want to give up squash…
…Dr. Robert Barrack suggested an alternative to traditional hip replacement called hip resurfacing…
…Ten months after the surgery, Michael Puertas won the U.S. national 40-plus squash championship…… Read the rest
Scuba diving, tai chi, road biking, and downhill skiing are all activities that he is back out enjoying pain-free.
“Since undertaking my hip resurfacing surgery, I have participated in more than 200 scuba dives in all kinds of conditions and locations, and attained a PADI Divemaster rating through extensive training and testing.
I have ridden my road bicycle thousands of miles, … Read the rest
Don’t miss Ron A’s hip resurfacing story. His BHR is 10 years old. He is still going strong with 200+ scuba dives in all kinds of conditions and locations, and attained a PADI Divemaster rating through extensive training and testing.
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Surfing after hip resurfacing. Professor Bill Walter. from greg staveley on Vimeo.… Read the rest
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February 26, 2016
I am now a solid 19 months Post Op, July 2014, so its time for the update and antics I have been up to, plus results.
After an extremely careful, dedicated and slower than the norm recovery, I then ventured back onto the Triathlon “race track”, in December 2015.
First up was a near Standard Distance race of 1:300-36km-10km. I survived pretty good and managed an overall … Read the rest
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ANTHONY Mundine has flown to England for emergency hip surgery in a last ditch bid to save his boxing career and fight old rival Danny Green.
Mundine arrived in the UK on Wednesday night for an appointment with Birmingham-based Dr Derek McMinn, a world leader in hip resurfacing, an alternative to a hip replacement.
“I’ve been fighting on one leg for six or seven years,” Mundine…
…Mundine says he is paying … Read the rest
Gary Stevens played 147 league games over seven seasons at White Hart Lane. He’d started his career as an associate schoolboy at his hometown side, Ipswich Town, and it was the club’s former manager, Bobby Robson, who picked him for England.
But Stevens was forced to retire before his 30th birthday after never properly recovering from a serious knee injury suffered in a league game against Vinnie Jones’ Wimbledon in Nov. … Read the rest