Category Archives: Poly on Metal Hip Resurfacing Device

British Hip Society Podcast-Birmingham Hip Resurfacing-the whole story August 12, 2022

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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: https://britishhipsociety.com/podcasts/

British Hip Society Podcast 

The Podcast had a free download feature, so I made it into a video to help people see photos of the participants and the subject better.

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Exactech Announces Shareholding Acquisition of JointMedica, Signaling Return of Hip Resurfacing

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January 24, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, Inc., a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, announced the acquisition of a minority interest in JointMedica Limited, a U.K.-based orthopaedic device designer and manufacturer. The companies will collaborate to deliver the next generation of hip resurfacing to the global market with JointMedica’s primary product, the Polymotion® hip implant.

“Both Exactech and JointMedica fundamentally understand

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Metal-on-Polyethylene Hip Resurfacing Implant May Improve Resurfacing Arthroplasty Outcomes 2020

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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 have had the largest global experience of successful hip resurfacings,” Ronan B.C. Treacy, MB, ChB, FRCS(Orth), of The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham, United Kingdom,… Read the rest

New alternatives to Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing by JointMedica 2020

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Hip Resurfacing remains an excellent procedure. Prof McMinn and Mr Ronan Treacy’s previous design the BIRMINGHAM HIP™ Resurfacing (BHR™) (1) proudly demonstrates an ODEP 13A* rating in the UK. (2)

​Restrictions in size range and gender application in many countries relating to Metal on Metal Hip Resurfacing, limit the use of these implants to males, and component sizes from 48 to 62mm only.

JointMedica and others, are exploring alternative materials to Metal on Metal 

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Preliminary Report Clinical Experience with Metal-on-Highly-Crosslinked-Polyethylene Hip Resurfacing

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Read Full Report Here: https://surfacehippy.info/pdf/Preliminary-report-of-clinical-experience-with-metal-on-highly-rossslinked-poly-hip-resurfacing

R. B. C. Treacy, J. P. Holland, J. Daniel, H. Ziaee, D. J. W. McMinn – The McMinn Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom – Correspondence should be sent to R. B. C. Treacy; email: trea40@aol.com

the custom metal-on-crosslinked-polyethylene (MoXlPe) hip resurfacing device by JointMedica

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Modern metal-on-metal (MoM) hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA), while achieving good results with well-orientated, well-designed components in ideal patients, is contraindicated in women, men with head size under 50 mm, or metal hypersensitivity. These patients currently … Read the rest

The Return of Hip Resurfacing by Derek McMinn at Pathways Conference October 2019

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A member of the JointMedica team was privileged to have attended the inaugural Pathways Conference, held in London on 4 October 2019. Details of this independent scientific meeting can be found at the following link. 

Crosslink Polyethylene Hip Resurfacing Device by Mr. McMinn and Jointmedica
This meeting coincided with the 50th anniversary of JRI Orthopaedics. Founded in 1969 by orthopaedic surgeon Ronald Furlong. It is acknowledged within the orthopaedic industry that JRI was the first company to offer a primary total

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Synovo Preserve Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene Ceramic Coated Hip Resurfacing Device

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Published on Sep 5, 2014

Description: Dr. Pritchett describes and demonstrates cement less ceramic coated titanium, highly cross-linked polyethylene Synovo Preserve hip resurfacing. This is a sports hip.

Synovo Preserve Hip Resurfacing System Video by Dr. Pritchett. Synovo Preserve cementless, ceramic coated titanium, cross-linked polyethylene hip resurfacing device. Dr. Pritchett explains why the Synovo Preserve is an excellent hip resurfacing device and how it is different than Metal on Metal Devices.

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Poly on Metal Hip Resurfacing McMinn Patient Stories 2018

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The McMinn Centre Published on Dec 14, 2018

In October Mr Derek McMinn outlined in a presentation to the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty the scientific and technological breakthroughs that have led to the next step in hip resurfacing – Polyethylene on Metal. See that video here – https://youtu.be/PcRtOZ4GnYA In this video we talk to some of the early patients who talk about about their experiences with the new implant and how it has … Read the rest

Polymotion Hip Resurfacing Device by Mr. McMinn 2015

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The Polymotion Hip Resurfacing device is an allergy-free device that uses a 3mm-thick cup made with a material known as cross-linked polyethylene, one of the toughest plastics in existence.

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Traditional metal-on-metal hip resurfacing uses cobalt chromium alloy, explains Mr Derek McMinn, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at BMI Edgbaston Hospital in Birmingham, who developed the new procedure.

‘Metal reactions vary in severity, but in the worst cases can lead to necrosis [death] of surrounding hip muscle … Read the rest