Hi tommyhip
There are over 1500 personal stories on the website plus many more on the discussion group.
http://surfacehippy.info/category/hip-stories/It is great to have so many stories, especially the older ones. What that means is hip resurfacing is a very good choice of hip replacement. To date, there is only one FDA approved Device in the US - the BHR. Dr. Gross uses the Biomet cementless and Dr. Pritchett uses the Synovo Advantage which are used off label which means the components are FDA approved, but the device is not FDA approved. Dr. Gross explains that here:
http://surfacehippy.info/is-hip-resurfacing-fda-approved/It takes years for new devices to be FDA approved here. So you don't hear much about them because they don't exists here. There are a few other newer devices being designed overseas, but it will be years before they would be available here. They must be used in trials before they are approved. Then when approved overseas, they need to be submitted to FDA here. So right now, there are no other choices available in the US. More devices are used overseas like the Wright Conserve Plus, etc.
When trials for new devices are finished and approved overseas, then they will most likely share the information with the hip resurfacing world. It might be that you will have to travel overseas to get one of the newer devices. The Medical World and FDA move VERY, VERY slowly.
The national registries have long histories of devices and their current usage and failures. They come out every year for various countries.
http://surfacehippy.info/category/hip-resurfacing/national-registries/So those can give you current information about devices and their retention rates and problems.
I hope that helps.
Pat