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 →
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 →
Updated 11/2014 The use of primary total resurfacing hip replacement has declined for the fourth consecutive year. There was a 22.1% reduction in primary total resurfacing procedures compared to 2009. Analyses on a variety of factors affecting outcome have been presented. These include primary diagnosis, gender, age, head size and type of prosthesis. Patients having… Continue reading →
During my several years of learning and reading about hip resurfacing, I have heard of two people having dislocations. There may be more, but I only know if people post their dislocation on the various discussion boards I belong to. One young man was doing an exercise bringing his knee to his chest. His leg… Continue reading →
A Modified Posterior Approach Preserves Femoral Head Oxgenation During Hip Resurfacing Updated 3/25/2010 A Modified Posterior Approach Preserves Femoral Head Oxgenation During Hip Resurfacing Steffen RT, De Smet KA, Murray DW, Gill HS 2010 Mar 22 Original Link http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20334994?dopt=AbstractPlus Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK.… Continue reading →