Bi-lat Dr. Bose 2/16 and 8/15/2006 Linda at the 2007 American Karate Alliance Nationals held in Albuquerque N.M. Linda placed first in creative weapons… and two seconds in other divisions. I started taking karate in 1976 under George Annarino of Newark Ohio. The style I train is a mixture of Japanese and Okinawan styles.…
Continue reading →L C+ 3/24/1998 R C+ 2/12/2004 Dr. Amstutz Ten Year Anniversary I’m saying hello on the eve of my ten year anniversary. In early 1998 there were fewer than 40 resurfacings in the U.S. and of course no surfacehippy group or knowledge base. My thanks to Keith and all you posters. My story A former…
Continue reading →Scott Kopperud – One Year Follow Up Surgeon Dr. Vijay C. Bose, ARCH Asian Regional Centre for Hip Resurfacing Chennai, India Age 46 India CLICK BLACK TRIANGLE BUTTON TO START After training in TaeKwon-Do for only two years, Scott Kopperud gave up hockey to pursue the dream of achieving his Black-Belt, which he did two…
Continue reading →LBHR Dr. URE March 12, 2008 I am a 49 year old adult male that was suffering from Osteoarthritis in my left hip. I had subluxed my hip in an accident in 1995 and had experienced sporadic hip pain since then. I always lead an active lifestyle but did not compete athletically until later in…
Continue reading →Bilateral 1/7/08 Dr. Schmalzried August 13, 2008 I had bilateral surgery in January of 08 – I found this web site around 6 months prior to that time and had the same reaction, what a godsend. After recovering from an arthroscopic surgery to my right hip in May of 07 and I had one…
Continue reading →Updated 4/10/2013 My name is Larry Schmidt. I am a 55 year old male, and on April 4, 2008 I had hip resurfacing surgery with Dr. Jeff Lawrence at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua Wisconsin. I did an extensive amount of research on the Surface Hippy site, and wanted to thank you for helping me…
Continue reading →Left Uncemented Biomet Dr. Gross June 16, 2008 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…
Continue reading →LBHR Jan. 16, 2008 Dr. Berend 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…
Continue reading →Bilateral HR Dr. Su 12/18/08 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…
Continue reading →RBHR 2006 Mr. McMinn 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.
Continue reading →Cormet Dr. Kreuzer 12/10/2008 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…
Continue reading →LBHR April 2007 Updated 12/21/2011 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,…
Continue reading →September 6, 2006 Dr. Gross 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..…
Continue reading →Story Obtained by Vicky Marlow 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…
Continue reading →July 23, 2007 Dr. Mori in Honolulu 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,…
Continue reading →Surface Hippy® Videos – Athletes Videos 3/26/2015 Doctor Interviews by Patricia Walter P1 Doctor Interviews by Patricia Walter P2 Doctor Interviews Hip Resurfacing Videos Patient Post Op Videos Athletes Videos Surgery Videos Hip Resurfacing Athlete Videos Hip Resurfacing Athletes Doug R Skiing After Hip Resurfacing 2013 from Surface Hippy Videos on Vimeo. Athlete Doug R…
Continue reading →RBHR July 2007 Dr. Rubinstein Tom and Dr. Rubinstein 2008 Video February 16, 2008 February 19, 2008 A Note from Dr. Rubinstein: 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…
Continue reading →Bilateral Adept Finsbury 11/28/08 & 7/31/09 Dr. Cendrero Updated 3/25/2010 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…
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