July 2, 2016 In January of 2008, I had my left hip resurfaced in Madison Wisconsin at University Hospitals and Clinics with a cemented Biomet device. My outcome has been excellent. Fast forward to today and now my right hip is wearing out. The surgeon who performed my left resurfacing … Continue reading →
Read Jim’s Full Story Here This passed Saturday ( 9/27/2016), I ran the Berkeley Trail Half-Marathon in California. It was brutal, it was beautiful. 5800 ft of climbing and descending. The pounding on the downhills left my whole body very sore, but mostly in my quads. My glutes were worn … Continue reading →
July 31, 2015 I had my right hip resurfaced in January 2003, during the original FDA clinical trial. I was 45, an athlete all of my life, and searching for an alternative to thr. I stumbled onto resurfacing doing my own research, and to make a long story short, flew … Continue reading →
Read SAF’s Full Story Here August 25, 2016 I am this week one year out on my left hip( BHR, Dr. Marwin), and more than 13.5 years on my right hip (Cormet 2000, Dr. Gross), still going strong.
Continue reading →Read David’s Full Story Here September 26, 2016 I don’t know what number I was in Mr McMinn’s series, but I got a BHR on my right side on 11th November 1999. That’s getting close to 17 years. I have played a lot of tennis in that time, including plenty … Continue reading →
September 22, 2016 Just thought I’d let you all know that I took part in and won gold in a judo competition on Saturday in the -100kg bracket. Both hips fine and still going strong. Read Danny’s complete hip resurfacing story below: Danny’s Hip Resurfacing with Mr. Treacy 2011 – … Continue reading →
April 9, 2016 I just past my one month mark having my right hip done (I’m a 49 year old fairly fit male, singles tennis player), and am amazed at the entire process I went through. Dr. Stephen Raterman in Tampa, FL performed my surgery at Florida Hospital at Wesley … Continue reading →
May 14, 2008 I wanted to reply to this topic as my experience illustrates the Pat’s point. I had avn in my left hip; when I started to consult surgeons I was told that I was not a candidate for resurfacing as the femur head had collapsed. I would have … Continue reading →
2 Year Update November 6, 2017 Two years today. Everything is going well. I am training for a half marathon that will take place in early December and have run three eight mile runs toward that goal. No pain, no hip problems (I did have a Code Brown during my … Continue reading →
Blinky’s Story P2 Available Here July 26, 2015 The true first step was realizing I was too broken to hobble on as is and it was time to look into a more extensive fix. Surfing the internet, seeing repeated references to this site, I ended up here, reading the information … Continue reading →
July 26, 2015 I was diagnosed with mild-to-moderate dysplasia at age 38- totally shocked. I have cartilage wear on both sides (my MRI index numbers aren’t great despite decent joint space- 387 on left and 420 on right) and two big cysts on my acetabulum on the right. Been to … Continue reading →
At the anniversary checkup for my BHR surgery I mentioned that I was planning on doing the Triple Bypass bike ride this year. Throughout the many miles of training leading up to the ride, and during the ride itself, I didn’t have a single problem with my new hip. I … Continue reading →