Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 3:30 PM Metal allergy – an OS writes While metal allergies are indeed rare, they can be (or have the effect of being) all too real….. My wife is 31 yrs old and had her right hip resurfaced 2 years ago by Dr. De Smet (she originally broke her hip…
Continue reading →Updated 4/30/09 Was standing on my good leg, operated leg was at about a 90 degree angle while I put some cream on my knee. Probably bent forward and flexed my hip a bit, the operated side knee rotated in and I started to fall. Tried to push with the operated leg to right myself,…
Continue reading →Infection and Revision from BHR to THR Updated 12/20/2011 I just wanted to log my experience getting a hip resurfacing. I’ll try to give facts and not opinions but it may be hard. 01. Researched resurfacing starting in 2006. Stumbled on your site or at least your Yahoo group. 02. Decided on a resurfacing in…
Continue reading →Dwight Pargee March 22, 2009 My saga So I’m sitting here with an iv in my arm, getting my daily dose of antibiotics and reflecting back over the last two years, thought I’d share my story. The good news is I won’t be buying any new shoes for the next couple of months, actually that’s…
Continue reading →I am sorry to report that my 5 years and 8 months hip resurfacing has failed. The cap ( mfg. Corwin) on the femoral head has worked partially loose…..moving slightly. The pain is pretty bad and Dr. Gross is scheduling me for THR using the big ball metal socket (Corwin) that remains well attached. Corwin…
Continue reading →Revision to THR due to Metal Allergy June 25, 2009 My name is Wilma and I live in Sittard in the Netherlands. Three and a half years ago I had an operation of my left hip and I became a resurfacing hip. Very soon after this operation my hip and my left leg gave pain…
Continue reading →Revision to THR due to AVN Dr. De Smet 2010 Updated 3/15/2010 March 14, 2010I’m just out of Jan Palfijn Hospital in Gent after THR revision surgery on Friday. I promise to write everyone individually in the coming days, but here’s the story. First of all the Belgian people in general and the staff of…
Continue reading →July 19, 2008 Hello Hippies, I am home with my new ceramic THR. I came home on Wednesday after having the surgery on Monday. All I have to say is this surgery was very painful. I passed out in the chair the first night ( I think from the pain) and received 3 units of…
Continue reading →Linnett’s Revision Story and Suggestions 2015 You may remember I wrote some years ago with the problems I had firstly with the BHR (the usual pseudo tumours that are so common with this implant) and then problems with the revised hip. Fast forward a few years, an infection was diagnosed … Continue reading →
In the summer from 2005 I went to Belgium for resurfacing from my right hip by Koen de Smet. I was born with hip dysplasia and had a pelvic osteotomy 30 years ago. The last few years I had a lot of pain and couldn’t walk more than 50 meters … Continue reading →
M S’s Unsuccessful BHR by Dr. Justin Klimisch and Revision to THR by Mr. McMinn 2011 Approximately 4 years ago I underwent a BHR procedure by Dr. Justin Klimisch which resulted in a disastrous outcome: I sustained significant nerve damage during the procedure to my femoral nerve (lost all function … Continue reading →
Sarah’s BHR revision 2014 October 4, 2013 I am the proud owner of a BHR (2007 Mr John O’Hara) to my left hip and a Duron (2011Aled Evans) to my right. I was 39 for my fist HR following an osteotomy the year before which didn’t deliver the anticipated … Continue reading →
Kathryn’s Revision to THR by Dr. Su 2009 April 19, 2009 I had two hip resurfacings – one on each side – within 5 months of each other in 2007. Surgery was at Columbia in NYC with Dr. Macaulay. Used Birmingham device in both. From the beginning, I had the … Continue reading →
Juliet’s Revision of BHR 2002 April 26, 2011 I had a hip resurfacing (Birmingham Hip) on 5/10/02 (left hip). I was 50 years old. Very fit, a keen skier, tall and slim. I had done my research and decided that resurfacing was definitely for me, but the first consultant I … Continue reading →
John W’s Hip Resurfacing Revision Story 2009 Hip Resurfacing Story December 11, 2009 I’m 1 week post op and my doc does not want me to walk too much. He is focused more on range of motion issues so I’m doing a lot of stretching (easy stretching not like hard … Continue reading →
John P’s Hip Resurfacing Revision to THR Dr. Nicholson 2008 Revision Story January 9, 2010 I had a problem 16 weeks after my resurfacing with a femoral fracture. I was absolutely devastated at that time and I had to have a revision to a metal on metal THR. I am … Continue reading →
JMS’s Hip Resurfacing Revision 2011 March 10, 2011 I have recently had a revision of my BHR to a THR because of high ion levels, even though I had no pain, nor any evidence of pseudotumor. My only symptom was a slipping or clunking sensation deep in the joint. My … Continue reading →
Jeff’s THR Revision after Hip Resurfacing 2011 September 17, 2007 I got my hip resurfaced Tuesday Sept 11th, by Dr. Crovetti in Las Vegas. I am recovering at home, but still need to take at least one narcotic every 5-6 hours. I am planning a web site dictating my whole … Continue reading →