Category Archives: Hip Resurfacing Information

The ACCIS system with The surfaces of the metal components engineered with the ceramic Titanium-Niobium-Nitride

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         The ACCIS system for total hip arthroplasty (THA) and resurfacing hip arthroplasty (RHA) consists of metal components for the reconstruction of the acetabulum and metal femoral head components for conventional THA and RHA. The ACCIS metal components are made of a chrome-cobalt-molybdenum alloy, but are different from other metal-on-metal prostheses. The surfaces of… Continue reading →

FDA wants surveillance net for orthopedic devices

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Updated 8/5/08 Link  By Peter Buxbaum  Published on August 4, 2008 The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a program that would query public and private databases to help study the efficacy of orthopedic implants. FDA will issue a request for quotations next month in an effort to identify companies that could evaluate orthopedic… Continue reading →

Comparing the BHR, BMHR and THR by Dr. Bose of India

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Updated 1/7/2012 Information from Dr. Bose at the Asian Regional Center for Hip Resurfacing Introduction:The Birmingham Mid Head Resection prosthesis is a recently developed hip prosthesis for patients who are keen on having metal on metal hip resurfacing but do not have enough bone stock in their femoral head to accept a resurfacing implant. The… Continue reading →

ESKA-Bionik®-System Hip Resurfacing System

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7/15/09   ESKA-Bionik®-System Nature leads, we follow. The unique structures of our treatments mimic nature. ESKA Implants offers a wide range of innovative and proven solutions for you and your patients, by interpreting nature through technology. Significant features of the ESKA-Bionik®-System: Based upon modern materials available today and upon our expertise on osseous intergration by cementless… Continue reading →

Results of Hip Resurfacing by Dr. Brooks 2012

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Updated 10/2/2014 Peter Brooks MD, FRCS(C) www.clevelandclinic.org 216-444-4284 brooksp@ccf.org I have been performing hip resurfacing at Cleveland Clinic using the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System (BHR) since 2006, shortly after it became the first resurfacing device to be approved by the FDA. Two of my partners perform BHR as well. We also perform total hip replacement… Continue reading →

Computer Navigation Discussion by Dr.Bose

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Updated 2/20/2010 Hi Pat,Thanks for the mail. Using computer navigation in  joint surgery is a double edged weapon. While potentially it can reduce the number of outliers,  it can also cause tremendous deviations and absurd placements which would never be done with conventional jigs. I have seen many examples of this done elsewhere and referred… Continue reading →

Radiation Therapy and Hip Resurfacing by Dr. Balasubramanian

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by Dr. Balasubramanian Updated August 06, 2006 Radiation Therapy To Prevent Heterotopic Bone Formation  Hi all The radiation therapy is used by some surgeons to prevent heterotropic bone formation following total hip replacement. In cemented total hip replacement this does not cause much problem. However in Hip Resurfacing (Acetabular side) and uncemented total Hip Replacement the fixation of prosthesis… Continue reading →

T.E.D. (thrombo-embolic disease/devices) Anti-Embolism Stockings

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Updated 7/5/08 Your doctor has prescribed anti-coagulation medications to prevent blood clots and increase the blood flow in your legs. Along with taking your medications as prescribed, T.E.D. anti-embolism stockings will help prevent blood clots in the deep veins of your legs.   What are T.E.D. Anti-embolism stockings? Commonly referred to as TED or TEDS… Continue reading →

What surgical approach is best – posterior or anterior?

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Return to FAQ LIST  Updated 9/5/08 Mr. McMinn  Dr. Su    Dr. Bose  Dr. Mont   Dr. Brooks  Dr. Lichtblau  Dr. De Smet   Dr. Amstutz   Dr. Gilbert  Dr. Rogerson Mr. McMinn I started back in 1991 with the antero-lateral approach to the hip for resurfacing. At that time we were worried about blood supply to the… Continue reading →

Femoroacetabular Impingement

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Update 2/11/2011 Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, Michael Leunig, MD and Reinhold Ganz, MD Dr. Parvizi is Associate Professor, Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Leunig is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Balgarist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. Ganz is Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Balgarist University Hospital. None of the… Continue reading →

Getting in and out of bed

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Updated 8/12/08 Sit down on the edge of the bed, reaching back with one hand at a time. Enter the bed by supporting your upper body with your arms and bringing your legs into the bed. You may need help to keep your legs apart. Reverse this when you get out of bed When you… Continue reading →

Getting in and out of a car

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Updated 8/12/08   Getting into the Car Back up to the front car seat until you feel it on the back of your legs. Slide your operated leg forward, reach back with both hands, and slowly lower yourself into the seat. Scoot yourself across the car seat, keeping your operated leg straight. Slowly turn your… Continue reading →

Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Signed

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Updated 7/14/2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2012 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the signing of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Today, the President signed into law S. 3187, the "Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act." This legislation, which passed both… Continue reading →

The ten-year survival of the BHR Birmingham hip resurfacing Device

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Posted April 26, 2012 An independent series D. W. Murray, FRCS, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor1 ; G. Grammatopoulos, MRCS, Orthopaedic Registrar1 ; H. Pandit, DPhil, FRCS, Orthopaedic Surgeon1 ; R. Gundle, DPhil, FRCS, Orthopaedic Surgeon2 ; H. S. Gill, DPhil, Lecturer in Orthopaedic Engineering1 ; and P. McLardy-Smith, FRCS, Orthopaedic Surgeon2 Abstract Recent events have… Continue reading →

Hip Resurfacing Terms

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Hip Resurfacing Terms  and Abreviations Updated 10/18/2014 Click on Term to read definition Acetabulum Arthoplasty ASR – Not Available AVN BHR Bone Spurs Bovie, Bovie Pencil Capsule Cartilage CMR Cormet- Not Available Extenal Rotator Muscles Femur Femoral Head Gluteus Maximus Gluteus Medius Gluteus Minimus Greater Trochanter HR – Hip Resurfacing Hemi-Hip Resurfacing Intramedullary Canal Lap Sponge… Continue reading →

Wright Medical Purchases by Microport of China 2013

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News Release Wright Medical Group, Inc. and MicroPort Scientific Corporation Enter Into Definitive Agreement Under Which MicroPort Will Acquire Wright’s OrthoRecon Business Transaction Transforms Wright Medical into High Growth Extremities and Biologics Pure Play and Expands Growth Opportunities for OrthoRecon Business Purchase Price of $290 Million Cash… ARLINGTON, Tenn.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Jun. 19, 2013- Wright Medical Group,… Continue reading →