My experience with hip resurfacing surgery, performed by Dr. Thomas Gross.
John Crews skiing at 6 months post op
I am a 56 year old male, who has been a professional athlete for the past 38
years. I have been a top instructor in Sun Valley, ID for 38 years, teaching
high-level skiing eight hours a day, seven days a week. In the summer, I have
been teaching high-level windsurfing in Hawaii for 25 years. … Read the rest
Background
My name is Mitch McClure, I am
44 years old. I had my left hip resurfaced on Jan. 16th at New Albany
Surgical Hospital by Dr. Keith Berend. My activity is distance running,
which I still did up until about May of last year. I ran in high school and
college, both cross country and track. I’ve also run 10 marathons. My best
times are 4:15 for the mile, 9:10 for the 2 mile,
Dr. Barry Tannen (bilateral HR 12/18/08)
I am a 52 year old physician who had bilateral hip resurfacing with Dr. Su on
December 18th 2008 at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. I had been
diagnosed with moderate to severe osteoarthritis 3 years earlier and
increasingly had to deal with the pain and limitations that this brought on. I
am an avid tennis player who competes locally and in USTA tournaments and
obviously … Read the rest
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Maina Gielgud has been a professional ballet dancer all her life. Following her hip surgery she has continued to perform ballet to a high standard. She is now predominantly a ballet coach. |
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Greetings from Houston, Texas! On December 10, 2008 I had a Cormet Hip Resurfacing prosthesis using the direct anterior approach performed by Dr. Stefan Kreuzer. The anterior direct approach (also known as “Smith Peteresen”) is relatively rare in the U.S. as many surgeons have not yet been trained with this approach. The reported benefits of the direct anterior approach are the avoidance of detaching the major muscle groups from bone to access the femur as |
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I finished Ironman 6 months after getting my BHR At 32 I got the crushing news that my left hip had advanced AVN. I had wrestled from the age of 13 until I was 28 including coaching a high school team. I moved to triathlon to find something new, did several Half Iron distances as well as Ironman Arizona in April 2006 with hip pain. After my last Ironman I ran a stand alone 1:50 |
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The Active Surface Hippy
I had my left hip resurfaced by Dr. Gross on 9/6/06. You will have no problem climbing up or going down trails. The hip works as a normal one would. If you are thinking about it. and you want to enjoy life again, GO FOR IT.. February 16, 2008 This was taken the other day skiing at Durango Mountain Resort…We had gotten over 22″ inches of snow. The skiing this year |
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This details her progress after the right BHR (second hip surgery) done in April 2007. From : Ms Joan Gunnes: Ok, I thought you’d enjoy this……I started teaching my yoga class 13 days post op! Yes, I stood with my cane for most of it, but I could do side bends, some forward and backward bending and I did in fact teach the class! And I’ve been at it ever |
Hi my name is Rick Rubio. July 23rd, 2008
was my one year anniversary of having a hip resurfacing and I ran my second Marathon
since the surgery.
I am 55 and have always been active and involved in sports.
In the early 80’s I started running marathons, and then in the late
80’s I started doing triathlons. I also played tournament
racquetball for many years, played some tennis and for quite a few years… Read the rest
| Hip Resurfacing Athlete Videos
Doug R Skiing After Hip Resurfacing 2013 from Surface Hippy Videos on Vimeo. Athlete Doug R skiing 14 months post op after hip resurfacing with Dr. Brooks 2013 Eric B Weight Lifting HR Dr. Rogerson 2014 from Surface Hippy Videos on Vimeo. Eric B. wanted to return to power lifting and Brazilian Jiujitsu post-op and knew total hip replacement was not the best option for him Six months following |
Hi All,
I couldn’t resist putting my 2 cents in. Tom was great out on the ice. He
definitely outskated me. I can’t begin to tell you how much fun it was for me to
be able to skate with Tom and see how well he was doing and how much fun we had.
Although as Tom said he felt he was ready sooner you need to remember the
physiology … Read the rest
My name is Fabian Cuenca, Spanish, and I had surgery on both hips 1 year ago. I was a kickboxing champion and Guiness World Record holder.
My first surgery left hip was when I was 44 years. It was on 28 November 2008. Dr. Paul Cendrero did my surgery at the Hospital of Mostoles (Madrid-Spain).
The second surgery on my right hip was 31 July 2009. Dr.… Read the rest
My hip journey starts like a lot of people , was very active
and started to get pain in the groin and front of my left hip this was November
2007.
I was running 50 miles a week preparing for a December
marathon so I just ran though the pain. In February 2008 as I was training for
my April marathon by now the pain was starting to slow me down , so in May … Read the rest
I am a semi-pro athlete(ski racing) who received a right hip resurfacing with
Dr Mont on April 9, 2009. I am a pilot and opted for the anterior lat
approach with Dr. Mont due to the incision and trauma not being on the
“sitting areas.”
All of my pre op was done from Park City UT, so I didn’t meet anyone until
the day before surgery. His assistant Jill was incredible. All of my pre … Read the rest
Kani at the Villa in Belgium
The following is an account of my bilateral hip resurfacing adventure gathered
from some emails I had sent and some of which were posted on the Surface Hippy
website. I hope they will give an insight for anyone interested in traveling to
Belgium for hip resurfacing with Dr. Koen De Smet.
Arriving in Ghent
I finally made it to Ghent. I left Portland at 7:40 am Saturday and arrived … Read the rest
Laura R. was finally able to cross off a goal on her bucket list. Following a right hip resurfacing there was finally no pain holding her back!
“I had my right hip resurfaced by Dr. Rogerson in July 2010. Last fall, October 2014, I hiked with my husband from the north rim to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. 24 miles in 2 days. It was #1 on my bucket list. Thanks Dr. Rogerson … Read the rest
Gary traveled from Vancouver WA. to have his hip resurfaced by the best. He couldn’t be happier with his decision!
"Gary here; day 1 on the road. 11 mile ride 7 weeks post surgery and felt great!"
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Steve spoke with several of our previous BHR patients before undergoing the procedure himself in October 2014. Now 10 months following his surgery, he would love to pay it forward and speak with any prospective BHR patients that have questions about the procedure or our innovative HipHab rehab process.
"It’s been 10 months since my right BHR and things couldn’t be better. I am completely without pain in my hip. I take pleasure even in … Read the rest
