Early Post Op Exercises The exercises shown on this page are typical to what many surgeons suggest after hip replacement surgery. Your surgeon may specify different exercises and you should only do what your own surgeon suggests for your particular case. These exercises are important for increasing circulation to your legs and feet to prevent… Continue reading →
By Kani 12/20/06 My costs for my bilateral resurfacing with Dr. De Smet on Dec 20, 2006: I spent 11 nights in the Villa which is more than a single hip resurfacing and was 4 days in the hospital which is also longer than the single hip resurfacing. My costs were: Surgery in Belgium Costs… Continue reading →
Updated 11/22/09 Evelyne has given me permission to post her Water Exercises on the Website. Her only caution to patients is: Just let the patients know that it is easy to overdo things in the pool and that you have to build things up slowly. Evelyne’s Water Exercises: 1.Walking forward, short even steps. Rolling off… Continue reading →
Updated 1/20/2012 Survivorship Rates for Hip Resurfacing from National Registries Australian Orthopedic Association National Registry 2011 The cumulative percent revision at ten years for primary total resurfacing hip replacement undertaken for osteoarthritis is 7.5% There are six prostheses with over 1,000 observed component years, the ASR, Adept, BHR, Cormet, Durom and Mitch TRH. At seven… Continue reading →
Updated 4/22/2013 FDA Proposing Premarket Approval Application for Metal on Metal Devices 2013 FDA Safety Communication: Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants 2013 Questions I should ask my orthopaedic surgeon about metal-on-metal hip implants by the FDA Wright Medical Group, Inc. Receives FDA Approval to Market CONSERVE® Plus Total Hip Resurfacing System FDA Approval of BHR -… Continue reading →
By Pat Walter 3/15/06 Cost for Left Hip Resurfacing with Dr. De Smet in Belgium in US Dollars:Medical Expense BVBA Surgeon De Smet $2504 BVBA Zircone De Smet Team $3756AZ Jan Palfjin Hospital $7432Food and Lodging Holiday Inn Ghent $1923Food During Trip $522TransportationAir Fare (2 people) $662 Each = $1324Cab/train/bus $384 Total for two people… Continue reading →
Updated 8/12/08 Proper Positioning The top of your crutches should reach between 1 and 1 1/2 inches below your armpits while you stand up straight. The handgrips of the crutches should be even with the top of your hip line. Your elbows should bend a bit when you use the handgrips. Hold the top of… Continue reading →
By Peter Brooks, M.D. 4/19/07 Surgical Approaches for Hip Resurfacing-Explaining the anterior approach and the posterior approach Peter Brooks MD Cleveland Clinic Most hip replacement and resurfacing surgery in the USA, about 80%, is performed through a posterior approach. About 20% of US hip surgeons prefer some variation of an anterior approach (antero-lateral, direct lateral,… Continue reading →