Category Archives: Hip Resurfacing Devices

Wright Medical Purchases by Microport of China 2013

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News Release Wright Medical Group, Inc. and MicroPort Scientific Corporation Enter Into Definitive Agreement Under Which MicroPort Will Acquire Wright’s OrthoRecon Business Transaction Transforms Wright Medical into High Growth Extremities and Biologics Pure Play and Expands Growth Opportunities for OrthoRecon Business Purchase Price of $290 Million Cash… ARLINGTON, Tenn.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Jun. 19, 2013- Wright Medical Group,… 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 →

ASR recall by DePuy 2010

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ASR Recall by DePuy Updated 8/31/2010 DePuy has announced that it is voluntarily recalling the ASR™ XL Acetabular Head System and DePuy ASR™ Hip Resurfacing System. DePuy is providing the information below to help visitors with questions and concerns. Visitors are also invited to visit the DePuy website at www.depuy.com. DePuy makes patient safety and… Continue reading →

BHR Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Failure Rates Study by Mr. McMinn from the UK

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Study from Dr. McMinn’s Website "The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing was released in 1997. In Mr. McMinn’s series of nearly 2700 BHRs to date, the failure rate has been 1.2% at nearly 9 years. In the younger age group (under 55 years) with osteoarthritis, the failure rate of Mr. McMinn’s resurfacings is 0.2% (survival 99.8%) at… Continue reading →

Hip resurfacing: The metal-on-metal bearing material is not the problem by Dr. Amstutz

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Updated 1/7/2013 Hip resurfacing: The metal-on-metal bearing material is not the problem by Dr. Amstutz The success of total hip replacement (THR) in the 20th century has been tremendous with improvements in the durability of new designs, bearing materials and fixation techniques. However, the young and active patients have historically had high revision rates compared… Continue reading →