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Hip Resurfacing is very near and dear to my heart and left hip. I believe it is a wonderful alternative to a total hip replacement, if you are a suitable candidate. People with painful hips want to begin living an active life again without pain. They don’t want restrictions to their favorite sports and activities. Hip Resurfacing offers that opportunity to return to a normal active life without the fear of dislocation and other THR restrictions. Hip Resurfacing is also bone conserving. If a revision would be necessary, there is a complete femur bone left for surgery. Those two basic reasons are why I believe in hip resurfacing and have a left resurfaced hip with a BHR (Birmingham Hip Resurfacing).
I was very fortunate to meet a local man in my town that had a hip resurfacing with Dr. Amstutz in CA. He told me about the procedure. When I was searching for information about hip resurfacing, there was very little available in 2005. The Yahoo Hip Resurfacing Discussion Group was about the only resource. I wanted to share information about hip resurfacing to help people learn there is an alternative to a THR. I started the https://surfacehippy.info website as a patient guide in 2005. The website continues to grow. It features articles about hip resurfacing, hundreds and hundreds of patient stories, frequently asked questions and surgeon information. The website is a resource for perspective patients to learn about hip resurfacing.
I also wrote an ebook about my experience, Belgium and my BHR by Patricia Walter, to help people learn more about the hip resurfacing experience. The ebook is free to download.
I work on the website every day as a full time job. It has grown and changed over the years. In 2015 I updated it to a WordPress website that is now mobile responsive for phones, tablets and laptops. About 1000+ visitors a day use the Surface Hippy Website. A large discussion group called Hip Talk has about 6200+ members and is very active. Over 2200+ personal stories are shared in the Personal Stories Section.
I often receive Thank You Notes for my efforts and donations to help support the website. I appreciate everyone’s kinds words and generous gifts. I will continue to improve the website and add information.
Jared Manders Hip Resurfacing with Dr. De Smet 2024
Two-Year Results of ReCerf Ceramic-on-Ceramic Hip Resurfacing Study 2024
Two-Year Results of ReCerf Ceramic-on-Ceramic Hip Resurfacing in an International Multicenter Cohort
David Lin MBBS, Joshua Xu MD, Patrick Weinrauch MBBS, David A. Young MBBS, Koen De Smet MD, Andrew Manktelow MBBS , Paul E. Beaulé MD, William L. Walter MBBS
Accepted 13 May 2024
Read Full Study Here:
Conclusion: In conclusion, the results of this resurfacing device, at 2 years postoperation are promising, with satisfactory outcomes in all recorded PROMs and radiological markers. Longer-term follow-up with increased patient numbers is required to restore surgeon confidence in HRA and expand the use of this novel HRA.
Results: The study identified 200 patients who reached a minimum 2-year follow-up (mean 3.5 years). Of these, 185 completed PROMs follow-up at 2 years. There was a significant improvement in Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (P < .001) and Oxford Hip Score (P < .001) between the preoperative, 1-year, and 2-year outcomes. Patients had improved activity scores on the University of California, Los Angeles, Active Score (P < .001), with 45% reporting a return to high-impact activity at 2 years. At 1 and 2 years, the Forgotten Joint Score was not significantly different (P = .38). There was no migration, osteolysis, or loosening of any of the implants. No fractures were reported over the 2-year follow-up, with only 1 patient reporting a sciatic nerve palsy. There were 2 revisions, 1 for unexplained pain at 3 months due to acetabular component malposition and 1 at 33.5 months for acetabular implant failure.
Mark Smith’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. De Smet 2023
I’ve great personal news to share. 6 1/2 Months PO, weather cooperating, fantastic night ride on a local mountain biking flow trail. De Smet, Adept MoM, Dec 8, 2023. Thank you Koen!
April 26, 2023
Twenty weeks post op today and doing even better than expected. I’m exercising about five days a week including enjoying mountain biking, stationary biking, ice hockey, slide boarding (ice skating simulator), and a significant amount of walking. Can easily walk without a limp but occasionally the first couple of steps start off with a limp. Less than my usual mileage but have a little over 600 miles for the year.
June 8, 2023
26 weeks post op yesterday. Over 1,000 miles cycling this year. Most recently cycling in the Provence region of France including Rhone River area, French Riviera, and Paris. About 150 miles cycling and 20 miles walking over 2 weeks. Both resurfaced hips are holding up very well!
Stan Jakubowski’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Gross 2002
I had my left hip resurfaced in 2002 by Dr Thomas Gross in SC. I was part of the clinical trials to bring resurfacing to the US.
The implant is still intact and aligned. No movement or weight restrictions. I worked airfreight, at times I had to unloaded 53′ semi’s with 2000lb pallets with a manual pallet jack. In 2021, I processed 7 cords of maple at a cabin my wife and I built. I’ve ridden several times to Sturgis, SD from Illinois.
For me my hip resurfacing has worked out very well. My C2K is m/m with a 52mm ball. I will be needing a right hip replacement and age is against me (70). Hoping I qualify for the resurfacing and that the new device works as well.
Liz Rae’s PolyMotion Hip Resurfacing 2024
I have a PolyMmtion right hip and it is about 6 months old. I am so far very pleased in that I am basically back to normal and very active again – I am able to start running in July which was my main motivation for resurfacing. I know the device is newer but all devices are new at some stage.
I feel relieved I don’t have to worry about the risk of metalosis.
I found recovery very straight forward – I was warned the recovery trajectory for females can be slower and more bumpy than for men and and to not compare myself with men but mine was very smooth and easy. I had no pain from about 6 weeks post op and range of motion is better than pre surgery and getting better every day ( but I don’t specifically work at it ). I do not go heavy on the PT which I only do about three times a week.
I would say my main recovery “ Issue” was that my hip would get grumpy when I over did activity. This was fixed by dialing it all back. What I call Grumpy is a feeling of stiffness and weakness rather than an ache or pain. I’m still building strength and the grumpy days are few and far between now. I am a very active person and so far the Polymotion is keeping up with me.
Hip Resurfacing in Teenagers Presentation by Dr. Pritchett 2023
Dr. Pritchett Presentation of Hip Resurfacing for
Teenagers at Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons Annual Meeting in July 2023.
Rarely, teenagers present with hip issues that impair their independence and impact their activities of daily living. The great physical demands placed on a teenager’s hip present a challenge if arthroplasty is needed. The femoral head is precious; it is not a surplus part, even when damages. Keeping the femoral head preserves the important load-bearing relationship. The bone conserving hip resurfacing procedure can be conceptually more appealing than hip replace when prolonger service is needed. Also, the reconstructive option of hip replacement is preserved for a later time. We performed hip resurfacing for more than 120 teenagers and 92% achieved excellent outcomes and with two failures over 25 years. Hip resurfacing is a highly technical procedure. Careful implant selection using highly cross liked polyethylene and a metal free ceramic coated femoral implant is necessary. The meticulous preoperative planning, careful extensile surgical exposure, and exacting implant placement contributed to the favorable outcomes. Hip resurfacing allow hip replacement as a future option in patients where the lifetime revision rate is a major consideration.