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 →
Endure Implant – Carbon Fibre-reinforced PEEK and Ceramic 5/4/2012 Hip implant for long-term use – Clinical Studies to Start Thanks to artificial hips, people with irreparable damage to the joint have been able to lead active, pain-free lives for the past 50 years. Still, some hip replacements do not function completely as intended, and metal-on-metal… Continue reading →
Updated 6/9/09 Sexual Function Improves Significantly after Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery More females report improvement http://newsroom.aaos.org/media-resources/Press-releases/sexual-function-improves-significantly-after-hip-or-knee-replacement-surgery.htm Immediate Release March 19, 2013 CHICAGO – Osteoarthritisof the hip or knee, affecting millions of Americans each year, is known to limit sexual activity. New research presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of… Continue reading →
The benefits of the Direct Anterior Approach in Hip Resurfacing is avoidance of detaching major muscle groups from bone, a higher likelihood of maintaining the blood supply to the remaining femoral neck, less likelihood of dislocation as the dynamic hip stabilizer (short external rotators) is completely unaffected (posterior approach releases all the dynamic stabilizer of… Continue reading →
Updated 10/2/2014 Read Complete Article by clicking below: http://www.surfacehippy.info/pdf/is-it-time-for-cementless-hip-resurfacing-Girard-2011.pdf Abstract Background: Metal-on-metal bearing with cemented femoral component and cementless acetabular fixation is the current standard in surface replacement arthroplasty (RSA) of the hip. Because of concerns about the long-term survivorship of cemented stems in conventional hip arthroplasty, it seems logical to achieve cementless fixation on… Continue reading →