Original Post on McMinn Centre Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheMcMinnCentre Best thing I have ever done! Got my left hip resurfacing with Mr McMinn in 1999 and 20 years later it’s still great. I’m an active person doing cycling, walking, swimming, gym and judo. A normal hip replacement would have probably been … Continue reading →
July 21, 2018 – Back on the Mats, my hip resurfacing story
Continue reading →Big Show’s Original Story Here According to The Big Show, who opted for a hip resurfacing over a full out replacement to preserve the possibility of returning the ring, he is faster now, has better range of motion, and has more to give in the squared circle. “Right now, [my] … Continue reading →
January 11, 2017 – Just passed six years myself, nothing to report! Gary is a martial arts enthusiast and instructor. Read Gary’s Full Story Here
Continue reading →Since his left BHR hip resurfacing procedure Ron has not skipped a beat! Scuba diving, tai chi, road biking, and downhill skiing are all activities that he is back out enjoying pain-free. “Since undertaking my hip resurfacing surgery, I have participated in more than 200 scuba dives in all … Continue reading →
Full Story available Here ANTHONY Mundine has flown to England for emergency hip surgery in a last ditch bid to save his boxing career and fight old rival Danny Green. Mundine arrived in the UK on Wednesday night for an appointment with Birmingham-based Dr Derek McMinn, a world leader in … Continue reading →
September 24, 2015 I just wanted to check in and show my recent yoga photo. I’ve come so far in the past two years and most can’t believe I am a bilateral hip patient. I recently completed my 200 hour yoga teacher certification. My ROM and flexibility is really great … Continue reading →
Wright Conserve + 8/29/06 Dr. Amstutz Karen at one year post op with Dr. Amstutz Karen and Dr. Amstutz My surgery date with Dr. Amstutz was 8/29/06. I had been in considerable pain for four years before the surgery, but thought it was do to spinal stenosis. I saw Dr. Amstutz after Kaiser diagnosed my…
Continue reading →Published on Feb 2, 2016 Here is a training pattern I put together for the new Century Versys VS Bob. Published on Feb 24, 2015 Two weeks before my 40th birthday I was diagnosed with severe arthritis in both of my hips. The apparent cause of my arthritis was femoroacetabular … Continue reading →
Eric B. wanted to return to power lifting and Brazilian Jiujitsu post-op and knew total hip replacement was not the best option for him Six months following his left BHR he was back in the gym performing “clean and jerks” with good form. He has returned to Brazilian Jiujitsu at … Continue reading →
John Kalnay’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Brooks 2009 John Kalnay is the gold medal weight lifter at Pan Am games, 5 years following his left BHR done at age 47.
Continue reading →James Training January 27, 2008 Dear Ms. Walter, I just found your website. Great work!! I had bilateral hip resurfacing Nov 22, 2004 by Dr. Schmalzried. I would like to submit a recent picture of me doing front splits to demonstrate the possibilities. I have been training in Martial Arts … Continue reading →
My name is Fabian Cuenca, Spanish, and I had surgery on both hips 1 year ago. I was a kickboxing champion and Guiness World Record holder. My first surgery left hip was when I was 44 years. It was on 28 November 2008. Dr. Paul Cendrero did my surgery at … Continue reading →
I had the Birmingham hip resurfacing procedure performed on my right hip by C. Anderson Engh, Jr., M.D. on June 3, 2008 at Mt. Vernon Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. On August 1, 2009, 14 months after my surgery, I performed a 507 pound deadlift at the NASA (Natural Athletes Strength … Continue reading →
POST-OP PATIENT TESTIMONIAL: SETH HOFF (L BHR 2/19/07, R BHR 8/20/09) “I hope all is well with you. All is great with me, did a yoga teacher course last fall, and continue to work in opera, fitness/swimming. Here’s a new photo from this past Spring doing a yoga pose called … Continue reading →
March 10, 2011 I am a kajukenbo practitioner and have learned that I need to get my hip resurfaced. At first I was all for re-leaving all this pain but after talking to the doctor and several people I have my doubts. First my doctor tells me that there will … Continue reading →