Category Archives: Hip Resurfacing Devices

Dr. Brooks Comments about Press Release about Smith & Nephew Lawsuit against R3 Acetabular Hip Replacement System

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July 24, 2013 View Hip Resurfacing vs Metal on Metal THR Presentation My take on this is that it is not an unexpected response to the generally higher than desired failure rate of MOM total hips. None of the doctors I know will primarily recommend a MOM THR anymore. A few short years ago these… Continue reading →

Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty 5 Year Study

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Link  http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/content/short/90-B/9/1137 A SERIES OF 110 CONSECUTIVE HIPS WITH A MINIMUM FIVE-YEAR CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL FOLLOW-UP G. N. A. Heilpern, MRCS, Orthopaedic Specialist Registrar1; N. N. Shah, FRCS, Senior Clinical Fellow2; and M. J. F. Fordyce, FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon3 1 King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK. 2 Great Ormond Street Hospital,… Continue reading →

Australian 5 Year BHR Study

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New Promising Data on S&N’s BIRMINGHAM HIP™ System Link   http://www.ryortho.com/NEWSSHORTS/volume3/issue39/12-10-07-NS-New.htm By Elizabeth Hofheinz, MEd, MPH December 10, 2007 No more wondering Down Under. The data is in. Smith & Nephew, Inc.’s Orthopaedic Reconstruction business is announcing the release of positive six-year clinical data by the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry on the company’s… Continue reading →

Wright C+ Hip Resurfacing Device

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FDA Approved in US Updated 3/8/2010 Visit the Wright Medical Conserve Plus Website to learn more by clicking here   Unlike a total hip replacement, a surface replacement is designed to conserve more of your natural thigh bone. By saving all of this bone stock, your physician is able to more accurately reproduce your natural… Continue reading →

Hip Resurfacing Devices listed by manufacture

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Updated 10/23/2014 BHR – Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System by Smith & Nephew Dr. Gross has used the Cementless Biomet since 2007 Dr.Pritchett Explains Metal Free Cementless Hip Resurfacing Device 2014 (Synovo Preserve) Corin Cormet Hip Resurfacing Device withdrawn from US Market 2013 Wright Medical Conserve Plus Hip Resurfacing Device withdrawn from US Market 2014 ASR… Continue reading →

Dr. Vijay C. Bose 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. Hi Vicky, Thanks for the mail. I read Dr. Kurtz thoughts on hip resurfacing… Continue reading →

BHR and Other Options – Derek McMinn Lecture2013

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Published on July 2, 2013 Derek McMinn presents a talk on the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) and the alternative options for hip joint replacement surgery. Starting with the development of the BHR, Mr McMinn goes on to discuss survivorship rates and revisions, cancer, metal ions, the DePuy ASR disaster, Delta Ceramic and new development Polymix.… Continue reading →

NHS Removes MOM Hip Devices

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By Laura Donnelly, Claire Newell and Holly Watt Oct  25, 2013 NHS hospitals are to be banned from fitting most metal-on-metal hip replacements after a study found unacceptably high failure rates among implants in 17,000 patients… …New draft guides drawn up by regulators say the NHS should stop using any hip implant with a… Continue reading →

Hip Resurfacing Devices in US

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BHR – Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System by Smith & Nephew   Dr.Pritchett Explains Metal Free Cementless Hip Resurfacing Device 2014 (Synovo Preserve) Corin Cormet Hip Resurfacing Device withdrawn from US Market 2013 Wright Medical Conserve Plus Hip Resurfacing Device withdrawn from US Market 2014 Continue reading →

Birmingham Hip Resurfacing 94.5% Ten Year Survival

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Updated 3/4/2012 Birmingham Hip Metal-on-Metal Resurfacing – 94.5% Ten-Year Survival http://web.jbjs.org.uk/content/94-B/3/315.abstract Results from an independent centre November 1, 2011 G. Coulter, MBChB, FRACS, Orthopaedic Fellow D. A. Young, MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA, Orthopaedic Surgeon R. E. Dalziel, MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA, Orthopaedic Surgeon and A. J. Shimmin, MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA, Orthopaedic Surgeon   Abstract We report the… Continue reading →

ReCap™ Magnum™ by Biomet

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The ReCap® Femoral Resurfacing System replaces the diseased surface of the femoral head and is designed to restore the normal anatomy and biomechanical function of the hip joint. The major advantage of the ReCap® Femoral Resurfacing System is its conservative nature. By avoiding medullary canal intrusion, it preserves valuable femoral bone stock, making it a… Continue reading →

Mitch Per Mini-Hip Implant

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Updated 4/7/2012 Surgeons told to stop using hip implant Ingrid Torjesen Tuesday, 3 April 2012 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has told surgeons to stop using a particular combination of metal-on-metal total hip replacements because it has an unacceptably high fail rate compared with other implants. Information from the England and… Continue reading →

Dr. Su on Hip Resurfacing Devices

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Return to FAQ LIST Dr. Su: I still use the BHR, Conserve Plus, and Biomet Recap. I think the devices are very similar, but the BHR has the longest track record, which is very important to me. The other devices do have the benefit of more sizes than the BHR for right now (at least… Continue reading →

Birmingham Hip Resurfacing 5 year Study by Mr. Fordyce

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Birmingham hip resurfacing arthroplasty 2008 Click here to visit original link A SERIES OF 110 CONSECUTIVE HIPS WITH A MINIMUM FIVE-YEAR CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL FOLLOW-UP G. N. A. Heilpern, MRCS, Orthopaedic Specialist Registrar1; N. N. Shah, FRCS, Senior Clinical Fellow2; and M. J. F. Fordyce, FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon3 1 King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill,… Continue reading →

BHR Petition to S & N by Mr. McMinn

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Today marks the eighteenth year of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) in clinical use! Learn about the McMin Center Here On 30th July 1997, Mr McMinn implanted the first Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) and the bone conserving prosthesis has continued to produce excellent results for both men and women – in experienced hands. Mr McMinn’s… Continue reading →