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 … Continue reading →
Dr. MacKenzie of Canada Celebrates 20+ Years of Hip Resurfacing Success in Canada
November 20, 2022 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 … Continue reading →
British Hip Society Podcast-Birmingham Hip Resurfacing-the whole story August 12, 2022
British Hip Society Podcast Birmingham Hip Resurfacing: the whole story August 12, 2022 This Podcast features Vikas Khanduja, Mr. Callum McBryde, Professor Derek McMinn MD FRCS , Mr. Ronan Treacy, and Roger Ashton – Technical Director of JointMedica Original Podcast available here: http://surfacehippy.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Surgical-Legacies-BHR-Whole-Story.mp4 British Hip Society Podcast The Podcast had … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
ReCerf Update by Dr. De Smet
ReCerf is momentarily stopped to evaluate the 500 prothesis that have been done and looking at the 2-3 year results. There is one revision done because of a failure and that is now being studied closely. As this is still a study, such a case, even if it is only … Continue reading →
Exactech Announces Shareholding Acquisition of JointMedica, Signaling Return of Hip Resurfacing
Exactech Announces Shareholding Acquisition of JointMedica, Signaling Return of Hip Resurfacing Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing vs Total Hip Replacement
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing vs Total Hip Replacement by Smith & Nephew 2016 Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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. … Continue reading →
Dr. Gross’s Latest Hip Resurfacing Results Updated July 2020
Dr. Gross performs multiple types of joint replacement including revision surgery. We monitor all of our patient’s results long-term. The American population is highly mobile, and 80% of our patients come from outside of South Carolina. But we still manage to maintain up-to-date follow-up in 96% of cases (many of … Continue reading →
The Evolution of Contemporary Hip Resurfacing by Mike Tuke
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Ingrid’s Ceramic on Ceramic Hip Resurfacing with Dr. De Smet 2020
Ingrid , 49 year old female – 6 months after ceramic on ceramic recerf hip resurfacing with Dr. De Smet – second place in sprint triathlon. Continue reading →
Metal-on-Polyethylene Hip Resurfacing Implant May Improve Resurfacing Arthroplasty Outcomes 2020
July 15, 2020 https://www.healio.com/news/orthopedics/20200715/metalonpolyethylene-hip-implant-may-improve-resurfacing-arthroplasty-outcomes Use of a metal-on-highly crosslinked polyethylene implant in hip resurfacing arthroplasty may provide successful short-term outcomes and be a viable option for suitable patients who currently lack a hip resurfacing arthroplasty option, according to published results. “This is a preliminary report of custom devices, but we … Continue reading →
Cementless Femoral Head Placement Videos by Dr. Gross
Dr. Gross presents real surgery videos of preparing and placing the uncemented femoral head during a hip resurfacing surgery using the Biomet Cementless Device The original videos are also available from Dr. Gross’s Website here: https://grossortho.com/patient-education/live-surgery-video/27-patient-education/perspective-on-metal-on-metal/291-procedure-vi https://youtu.be/FPmLNDoIPbwhttps://youtu.be/69IVq3PJLeohttps://youtu.be/WlEWgr0kQ1g Continue reading →