7 months to the day, post operation CoC (ReCerf) of my left hip with Dr. De Smet.Couldn’t be more happier. Life is beautiful again!Thank you Dr. De Smet!!https://surfacehippy.info/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/robert-rokoszak-desmet-2024-final.mp4
Continue reading →Forty-Two-Year Old Female Patient with Dysplastic Hip. Courtesy of Dr. Justin P Cobb, Imperial College London 42 years old underwater photographer and ex-dancer. Painful left hip with strong pain in flexion and internal rotation of the hip, a dysplastic hip with superior and anterior subluxation and joint space loss. Implanted … Continue reading →
I’ve great personal news to share. 6 1/2 Months PO, weather cooperating, fantastic night ride on a local mountain biking flow trail. De Smet, Adept MoM, Dec 8, 2023. Thank you Koen! April 26, 2023 Twenty weeks post op today and doing even better than expected. I’m exercising about five … Continue reading →
Aug 17, 2023 Sometimes a picture or even a video is not worth a thousand words or even a few sentences. Just the same, patient’s reports about their surgical experience represent the missing link for patients making the difficult decision about whether to have surgery or the procedure to … Continue reading →
https://youtu.be/ZLy_GtjnSuA?si=wHnoZIE_LVeWLRVr I share my personal experience of the recovery process from hip osteoarthritis with the Birmingham hip resurfacing operation performed by Dr. Domb at the American Hip Institute in Chicago, USA.
Continue reading →It has been a while but since undergoing my 2nd hip resurfacing in 2020 the results have been just as stellar although a longer road to full recovery.https://youtu.be/baxVQ9xNtSA?si=adEuCGCyg1rQE99r
Continue reading →“Hi, my name is Chris Affinati. I graduated from Sacred Heart University, where I played Division I NCAA Hockey. I played 18 years of professional hockey. When I first noticed my hips, it was in 2002. I was playing for Sacred Heart University, my hips were very stiff, a lot … Continue reading →
Patrick Kane, hockey star, has received a hip resurfacing. An article about his career and hip resurfacing is available here: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/37999418/patrick-kane-free-agency-nhl-2023-blackhawks-rangers-surgery Dr. Domb from the American Hip Institute in Illinois discusses hip resurfacing in the article: “Dr. Benjamin Domb, founder and medical director of the American Hip Institute in Illinois, … Continue reading →
January 22, 2021 Well there are 3 of us from North America that have now become Surface Hippies. Hipmon [British Columbia], Jason [Colorado], and myself from [Ontario, Canada]. There are also over 20 Swedish people here for Hip Resurfacing. Jason and I are already back at the Hotel but Hipmom … Continue reading →
I’m 57, Father of (3) three sons, and have always played sports my entire life. I started having hip pain around 1996 & continued to suffer from left hip pain until December of 2006 (hello BHR left hip). I’m a dual BHR recipient (2006 / 2009). I’ve had wonderful success … Continue reading →
Sharing Juan Sanchez hip resurfacing story from 2023
Continue reading →February 16, 2023 Three months on with my LH Bi laterial Birmingham.Been progressing well, doing heaps of indoor cycling. Went out in the weekend and did 55km on a tough gravel ride and post the ride I feel like I’ve gone backwards with recovery and a bit sore. Doctor said my hip … Continue reading →
Mary Ellen Loranger original story here https://surfacehippy.info/3-year-update-mary-ellen-loranger-hip-resurfacing-dr-mont-2020/ May 24, 2023 See the scar??? This came up on my FB memories and thought I’d share!! Last year at this time I did a Figure Competition at the age of 53- my surgery was in 2020!! This required me squatting and deadlifting … Continue reading →
I’m 36, have double ceramic resurfacing, by Prof Piers Yates – in Perth, Western Australia. Two years out right hip One year out left hip So far so good 🤞🏼 Hoping to return to sport very soon, I do CrossFit, Olympic weightlifting and enjoy playing football. Strength and Range of … Continue reading →
Update 11 months post hip resurfacing surgery with Dr. Ihekweazu (trained by Dr. Su) in Houston, TX. I had no choice but to stay in Texas for my surgery because of insurance and Dr. Ihekweazu seemed like the best choice and the consultation went great. It was definitely a tough … Continue reading →
About 7 weeks ago (1/18/2023) I had my 2nd (left) hip resurfacing with Dr. Gross. It went great, and I’m recovering well. I had my first (right) hip done on 6/16/2021. This is 6 months after surgery showing me playing soccer for the first time after surgery.
Continue reading →20 years ago this week, I received my pair of Chromium Cobalt BHR metal hip implants from Dr. Koen de Smet in Ghent, Belgium. I am so lucky, confident and inspired about my hips that I trained at Ten Kicks gym this week where my daughter fights and coaches…and celebrated … Continue reading →
Original Article: https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/35377168/how-nicklas-backstrom-accelerating-return-ice-hip-surgery Article by Emily KaplanESPN January 5, 2023 The Washington Capitals center’s nagging left hip had deteriorated to the point where he had a hard time putting on his socks and shoes. He struggled to play with his kids (ages 9, 6 and 2). He walked around … Continue reading →