Dr. Su or Dr. Gross: Both have excellent reputations, how did you decide?

[ocwa80]

Hi there,

I'm new to Surface Hippy. A 45 year old male, with globally moderate and focally severe arthritis in my right hip. Bummed to have to deal with this at a fairly young age but grateful we live in a time where options are available and to the wealth of wisdom and the spirit of sharing on this website.

I'm in-network with both Dr. Su and Dr. Gross. Met with both and while they have different personalities I felt comfortable with their expertise and professionalism. Probably not a new question for this forum, but would love to get a fresh take on why you may have went with one over the other?

Both have a great reputations but Dr. Su seems to get more work from professional athletes who are presumably surrounded by a small army of medical professionals. Curious why this might be the case?

These days both are using the same MoM device.

Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts!

[MattFL]

I can't directly address your question as I used a different doctor, but I saw a blurb a little while ago about robotically assisted resurfacing potentially giving a higher chance of success than unassisted.  My hip was already done so I didn't read past the headline and I don't remember where I saw it, but it would probably be worth at least doing a little homework on that to help you with your decision.  Good luck!

[BillM]

I'd throw Dr. Pritchett in the mix as well.  No bad choices here. When I had my hip resurfaced four years ago it came down to the type of implant they used and to a lesser degree location.   I chose Dr. Gross