Category Archives: Hip Resurfacing Devices

Mr. McMinn Videos about the BHR Birmingham Hip Resurfacing

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Mr. Derek McMinn FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon http://www.mcminncentre.co.uk/ Mr. McMinn’s Interview *Mr. McMinn Discusses Metal Ions and Hip Resurfacing with Vicky Marlow 2010 *Mr. McMinn’s BHR Videos Mr. McMinn’s BMHR Videos Mr. McMinn’s Profile 20 Year Resurfacing McMinn Cementless McMinn Resurfacing – 20 year results Continue reading →

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… Continue reading →

CHR Cormet Hip Resurfaicng Study 2008

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Link  http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/short/90/Supplement_3/21 2008 Bernard N. Stulberg, MD1, Kathy K. Trier, PhD2, Marybeth Naughton, BS3 and Jayson D. Zadzilka, MS1 1 Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute, 1730 West 25th Street, 4E, Cleveland, OH 44113. 2 Corin USA, 10500 University Center Drive, Suite 190, Tampa, FL 33612 3 Stryker Orthopaedics, 325 Corporate Drive, Mahwah, NJ 07430… Continue reading →

Most popular hip resurfacing device among 855 Surface Hippy patients

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Update 10/2/2014 Currently in 2014 there is only one FDA approved hip resurfacing device available – the BHR or Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device. (The ASR, Corin Cormet and Wright Conserve C+ have been removed from the US Market.) Dr. Gross uses a cementless Biomet Device and Dr. Pritchett uses a Metal Free Cementless Hip Resurfacing… Continue reading →

Cormet Hip Resurfaicng CHR

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FDA Approved in US Updated 11/9/09 Prevalence of associated deformities and hip pain in patients with cam-type femoroacetabular impingement 2009Link Click Here to Read Complete ArticleD. Allen, MSc, FRCS, Ed(Trauma & Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon1; P. E. Beaulé, MD, FRCS C, Associate Professor2; O. Ramadan, MD, Resident Adult Reconstruction Service2; and S. Doucette, MSc, Statistician2… Continue reading →

Metal-on-Metal Bearings by Dr. Rogerso 2014

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Updated 10/2/2014 Metal-on-metal (MoM), ceramic-on-ceramic (CoC), and ceramicized metal-on-polyethylene (CMoP) bearings all were developed as a reaction to the well recognized mediocre long-term results with metal-on-polyethylene hips in younger, more active patients.Polyethylene wear increases with increased activity and load, and often elicits an aggressive response from the body where loosening and bone loss occurs (osteolysis),… Continue reading →

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 →

Stryker Statement Regarding FDA Warning Letter January 15, 2008

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Link  Stryker Issues Statement Regarding FDA Warning Letter KALAMAZOO, Mich., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) today issued the following statement in response to recent media attention regarding a Warning Letter dated November 28, 2007, that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published on its web site on January 15,… 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 →

Hip Resurfacing Devices 2015

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Matteo Cadossi, MD, PhD; Giuseppe Tedesco, MD; Andrea Sambri, MD; Antonio Mazzotti, MD; Sandro Giannini, MD August 20, 2015 Read Complete Article Here …Hip resurfacing offers a suitable solution for young patients affected by hip disease who have high function demands and good bone quality. Bone stock preservation, restoration of the normal proximal femur anatomy,… 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 →

Jury returned a verdict today in favor of DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. Concerning ASR

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4/22/2013 Statement Regarding ASR Hip System Verdict in Chicago, ILTuesday, April 16, 2013 A jury in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, returned a verdict today in favor of DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. in a product liability lawsuit concerning the ASR™ Hip System. "DePuy’s actions concerning the product were appropriate and responsible, including the program… Continue reading →

Wright Medical Group FDA Approval Conserve Plus

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Updated 3/8/2010 ARLINGTON, Tenn.-(BUSINESS WIRE) – Nov. 9, 2009 – Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI), a global orthopaedic medical device company, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given approval to the Company to market its original CONSERVE® Plus Total Hip Resurfacing System. Now available in the United States,… Continue reading →

What is the Best Bearing Type? Dr. Thomas Gross 2011

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A comparison of modern bearing types Dr. Thomas Gross 1/11/2011 As a patient there are four reasons you should consider a metal-on-metal bearing total hip replacement or resurfacing: 1. WEAR: Low. 2. BREAKAGE: Unbreakable bearing.  3. STABILITY: Maximum stability of the joint.  Using a metal-on-metal bearing surface allows the manufacture of a large bearing hip joint… 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 →

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. to Combine with Biomet, Inc. in Transaction Valued at $13.35 Billion 2014

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April 24, 2014 Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZMH) (“Zimmer” or the “Company”) and Biomet, Inc.’s parent company (“Biomet”) today announced that their respective Boards of Directors have approved a definitive agreement under which Zimmer will acquire Biomet in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $13.35 billion, including the assumption of net… 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 →