Question: can anyone recommend a surgeon with adequate experience doing revisions on a resurfacing? What special considerations are there? Is there a directory with stats about experience with revisions like there is for resurfacing?

I had a resurfacing in 2005 (Cormet) and have had 6 good years with it. I injured it recently and am now in extreme pain with motion and cannot bear any weight at all on it. It feels a little loose. My local doc took xrays and says the cup is not in the right place. He wants to do a revision to a classic THR. He is not keen on resurfacing and seemed a little bent out of shape that I went out of state for the original procedure in 2005. I am 59 years old and have been very active until the recent injury, which has me completely laid up.

I personally think that my femur might have become disconnected from the ball. I've read that it may be possible to preserve the cup and replace just the femur cap if this is the case... how do I know if this is worth considering? How do I find the right surgeon to help me? I am in desperate pain and need help fast. My original surgeon retired.

Many thanks for your help!

Very sorry to hear your news. You may want to begin by telling people which city you live in, to seek recommendations. Typically it seems in each city there is one surgeon who fixes the problem cases. 

If you are willing to travel, Dr Pritchett is an experienced surgeon who has published accounts of his experiences with revision.  In the UK Treacy or McMinn have plenty of experience

You suggest that the surgeon might save the acetabular component and replace the femoral cap, but usually in these revisions, the opposite is true. They save the femoral component which has typically grown solidly attached to the femur, and change the acetabular cup.  I have not read of any cases where the reverse is true.  Doesn't mean it isn't possible, of course.
Good luck with your revision surgery

Best of luck with your revision process.

Thank you for the reply, JMS. I live in Pierre, South Dakota, USA, and I am willing to travel, though I'd like to stay as close to home as possible.

Dr Pritchett is in Seattle - he is the closest one I know.  Can anyone else recommend someone closer?

I know I'm a bit late on this, but I agree with JMS in that Pritchett has a lot of experience with revisions as well as various components.  Although, I would expect that Su, Gross, Amstutz, Schmalzired, Brooks, Mont and probably a couple others in the US, that I've forgotten about would also be good choices too.