Category Archives: Hip Resurfacing Devices
Peggi’s Bilateral Hip Resurfacing Dr. Mackenzie 2022
February 17, 2023
I had bilateral Polymotion hip resurfacing with Dr. Jim MacKenzie in Calgary on Nov 15, 2022. I didn’t realize it at the time, but it was the first Polymotion resurfacing in North America, and Dr. McMinn was in the operating room to observe!!
I am 48 years old, 47 at the time of surgery, and a petite female (5’ 2”, 125 lbs). I was very active up until my 40s when hip … Read the rest
Dr. MacKenzie of Canada Celebrates 20+ Years of Hip Resurfacing Success in Canada
This month, Dr. Jim MacKenzie, an Orthopaedic surgeon specializing in Hip Resurfacing and Knee replacements, was joined by old friends from around the world to celebrate two decades of hip resurfacing.
For one of Dr. MacKenzie’s latest recent surgery, Professor Derek McMinn (godfather of modern Hip Resurfacing), Mr. Roger Ashton (Technical Director at JointMedica), and Dr. Sharat Kusuma (Surgeon, Chief Strategy & Medical Officer of Exactech) observed Dr. MacKenzie perform a bilateral … Read the rest
Exactech Announces FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for JointMedica’s Polymotion® Hip Resurfacing System
PRESS RELEASE May 17, 2022
GAINESVILLE, FLA. (May 17, 2022) – Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a Breakthrough Device Designation for JointMedica’s Polymotion® Hip Resurfacing System.
Exactech, a minority shareholder of JointMedica Limited, is collaborating with the United Kingdom-based orthopaedic device designer and manufacturer to deliver the next generation of hip resurfacing to … Read the rest
Exactech Announces Shareholding Acquisition of JointMedica, Signaling Return of Hip Resurfacing
January 24, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, Inc., a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, announced the acquisition of a minority interest in JointMedica Limited, a U.K.-based orthopaedic device designer and manufacturer. The companies will collaborate to deliver the next generation of hip resurfacing to the global market with JointMedica’s primary product, the Polymotion® hip implant.
“Both Exactech and JointMedica fundamentally understand
Brian’s ReCerf Ceramic on Ceramic Hip Resurfacing with Dr De Smet 2019
Update December 2021
I’ve been busy playing at ”Lumberjack” cutting trees damaged in the recent storm and for sure without you/Koen de Smet/MatOrtho ReCerf -I’d not have been able to do so.
AUGUST 2 2021 – BRIAN’s YEAR 2 POST OPERATIVE UPDATE C on C Re Cerf with Dr Koen De Smet -June 2019 Johannesburg
OVERVIEW
I attended Dr Koen De Smet in Johannesburg 2 years ago and had a Mat Ortho Re Cerf Ceramic … Read the rest
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing vs Total Hip Replacement
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing vs Total Hip Replacement by Smith & Nephew 2016… Read the rest
Brian’s ReCerf Ceramic on Ceramic Hip Resurfacing with Dr De Smet 2019 2 Year Update
AUGUST 2 2021 – BRIAN’s YEAR 2 POST OPERATIVE UPDATE C on C Re Cerf with Dr Koen De Smet -June 2019 Johannesburg
OVERVIEW
I attended Dr Koen De Smet in Johannesburg 2 years ago and had a Mat Ortho Re Cerf Ceramic /Ceramic left hip resurface procedure -it was a unknown entity -but my own research and consultation with the very accommodating Koen (backed by Mat Ortho communications ref Re Cerf) -gave me the … Read the rest
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing by Mr. McMinn Inventor from the UK
What is the difference between a Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) and a total hip replacement (THR)?
The fundamental difference between a BHR and a conventional total hip replacement (THR) is in the femoral (thigh) side. A THR has a long stem inserted into the canal in the thigh bone. Hence the natural femoral head and part of the neck are removed and weight is transmitted through the stem directly into the upper third of the … Read the rest
Is Ceramic on Ceramic Hip Resurfacing the New Gold Standard? by Dr. Gross 2021
Thomas Gross MD 7/10/2021
Dr. Gross discusses the new ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing devices and compares them to metal on metal hip resurfacing devises. His summary conclusion:
“I am also involved in CoC HRA development. If these become available in the US I will be involved in early trials. Avoiding the whole tiresome discussion of allergy/toxicity/metallosis would be nice. But if I needed surgery, I would personally choose the proven uncemented MoM HRA which … Read the rest
Dr. Gross’s Latest Hip Resurfacing Results Updated July 2020
The Evolution of Contemporary Hip Resurfacing by Mike Tuke
Posted June 21, 2020
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