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BHR Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device is 17 Years Old – 2014

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July 30, 2014 The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) is celebrating being in clinical use for 17 years today. Since then the BHR has been implanted over 150,000 times and is widely recognised as the most successful hip resurfacing device. Having implanted two more in theatre yesterday Mr McMinn has implanted in excess of 3600 BHR’s…

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First Hundred Surgeries by Dr. Rubinstein

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How Surgeons Acquire Experience by Dr. Rubinstein From: “drpugs” to: Yahoo Surface Hippy Discussion Group Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 2:53 AM Subject: THE FIRST HUNDRED Hi All, Just catching up after not having time since the end of may. I noted many posts on the number of cases (a new surgeon)  needed to become… Continue reading →

BHR – The 15 Year Results by Mr. McMinn 2013

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Updated 1/22/2014 Original Article here  http://www.mcminncentre.co.uk/pdf/winter-2013.pdf Earlier this year, Mr McMinn presented these results in a web lecture entitled ‘BHR and Other Options’… …Mr McMinn makes three key statements during the lecture: hip resurfacing has better function compared to Total Hip Replacement ( THR) BHR in young people has lower revision rate than THR BHR… Continue reading →

Dr. Rogerson Replies to Dr. Kurtz Book and Opinions

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Dr. Kurtz had an article online that had concerns about the head neck rations of hip resurfacing compared to total hip replacement. We wanted to provide potential hip resurfacing patients with opinions of other top resurfacing surgeons to explain their views. Vicky, I read over the discussion of the head-neck ratios and impingement that you… Continue reading →

BHR Birmingham Hip Replacement FDA Approved

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FDA Approved in US Updated 11/9/09 The BHR, Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, offers younger, active patients more ROM, no restrictions of activities and almost no possiblity of dislocations as many of the older THR hip devices. Derek McMinn and Ronan Treacy at the Royal Orthopaedic & Nuffield Hospitals, Birmingham, UK, have more than 9 years experience… Continue reading →

BHR implant survivorship, with 98.6% of men and 94.7% of women free from revision at 5 years

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BHR implant survivorship, with 98.6% of men and 94.7% of women free from revision at 5 years Edwin P. Su, MD, Lawrence Housman, MD, John Masonis, MD, John W. Noble, MD, C. Anderson Engh, MD March 31, 2014 Original Article Abstract  A prospective, multi-center postmarket approval study has been ongoing since May 2006 to assess safety and efficacy of… Continue reading →

Minimum 10 Year Survival and Outcome of Birmingham Hip Resurfacing – An Independent Series by Dr. De Smet 2012

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Presented May 24, 2012 Dr. De Smet and his team presented the 10 to 13 year follow-up results of the BHR Birmingham Hip Resurfacing procedure during the EFORT Congress in Berlin, Germany. Authors: Catherine Van Der Streeten, Damien Van Quickenborne, Bart De Roset and Koen De Smet The overall survival was 95.1% at 13 years… Continue reading →

Smith & Nephew Press Conference about the Safety and Effectiveness of BHR – Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device

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Smith & Nephew Press Conference about the Safety and Effectiveness of Hip Resurfacing with the BHR – Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device Updated 5/6/2010 Smith & Nephew Press Conference about the Safety and Effectiveness of Hip Resurfacing with the BHR – Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device Review by Patricia WalterMay 6, 2010Introduction: Joseph M. DeVivo, President of… Continue reading →

Short-term Results of BHR in US 2015

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Read Full Study Here August 20, 2015 Previous data on the survivorship of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) implant have come from design surgeons and large national databases outside of the United States, and there is a lack of reported outcomes of surface replacement arthroplasty from US centers. A retrospective study was undertaken of 1271… Continue reading →

Smith & Nephew Removes Small Sized BHRs from Market and No Longer Recommend use in Females

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4 June 2015  Voluntary actions initiated to remove smaller size components and change Instructions for Use (IFU) following analysis of recent performance data No action required from patients; no change to current practice for patient follow-up care BHR continues to perform amongst the best hip replacements for the right patients Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN;… Continue reading →

New Data Reinforces the Proven Safety and Effectiveness of BHR

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Updated 5/2/2010 New Data Reinforces the Proven Safety and Effectiveness of the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing System 80-percent of US surgeons choose the BHR hip as it outperforms all other metal-on-metal resurfacing devicesMEMPHIS, Tenn., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Recent new data(1) presented at this year’s American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting reinforces the BIRMINGHAM… Continue reading →

BHR (Birmingham Hip Resurfacing) Information and History

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*Gathered by Vicky Marlow Freelance Patient Advocate Volunteer Miami Orthopedic Conference 10/2007   BHR 10 years of Data The first BHR was implanted in July 1997 and it is unchanged until present day.   96.1% survivorship overall  McMinn 99.8% at 8 years Treacy 99% at minimum 5 years Shimmin et al 99.14% at 3 years Oswestry… Continue reading →

6 Year Results of Metal Ion Study in Young Patients with BHR 2009

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Updated 10/2/2014 Six-year results of a prospective study of metal ion levels in young patients with metal-on-metal hip resurfacings 2009 Read Original Article by Clicking Here J. Daniel, FRCS, MS(Orth), Director of Research1; H. Ziaee, BSc(Hons), Biomedical Scientist1; C. Pradhan, FRCS, MCh(Orth), Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon1; and D. J. W. McMinn, FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon1 1… Continue reading →

BHR vs THR X-ray comparing hip resurfacing and a total hip replacment

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  X-ray showing a 26 year old man with a diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis and secondary degeneration of the hips. Due to loss of bone stock while waiting for surgery, the right side required a total hip replacement. On the left, the patient underwent a hip resurfacing. Thank You to whoever took this x-ray. There… Continue reading →

The ten-year survival of the BHR Birmingham hip resurfacing Device

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Posted April 26, 2012 An independent series D. W. Murray, FRCS, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor1 ; G. Grammatopoulos, MRCS, Orthopaedic Registrar1 ; H. Pandit, DPhil, FRCS, Orthopaedic Surgeon1 ; R. Gundle, DPhil, FRCS, Orthopaedic Surgeon2 ; H. S. Gill, DPhil, Lecturer in Orthopaedic Engineering1 ; and P. McLardy-Smith, FRCS, Orthopaedic Surgeon2 Abstract Recent events have… Continue reading →

Results of Hip Resurfacing Dr. Brooks 2012

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Updated 12/11/2012 Results of Hip Resurfacing at the Cleveland Clinic by Dr. Brooks December 2012 Peter Brooks MD, FRCS(C) www.clevelandclinic.org 216-444-4284 brooksp@ccf.org I have been performing hip resurfacing at Cleveland Clinic using the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System (BHR) since 2006, shortly after it became the first resurfacing device to be approved by the FDA. Two… Continue reading →

Hip Resurfacing BHR vs Total Hip Replacement THR Illustration

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updated 6/9/09 A picture is worth a thousand words!  A sketch by Patricia Walter illustrates a hip resurfacing device on the left compared to a total hip replacement device on the right.  Which bone sparing device looks more natural and bone conserving to you? According to medical studies, a hip resurfacing provides a more natural… Continue reading →

New Clinical Results about the BIRMINGHAM HIP™ Resurfacing

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Updated 2/11/2012 Original Link:    http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/09/4251899/new-clinical-results-further-distance.html Published Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012 LONDON, February 9, 2012 -PRNewswire/ – Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN; LSE:SN), the global medical technology business, today announced the results of a new study for its BIRMINGHAM HIP™  Resurfacing (BHR) System. The study, carried out at the request of the FDA, followed the progress of… Continue reading →