+-

Advertisement

Author Topic: Norman Sharp Has Oldest THRs( 68 years) according to Guiness World Records  (Read 2429 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Pat Walter

  • Patricia Walter
  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3931
  • Owner/Webmaster of Surface Hippy
    • Surface Hippy about Hip Resurfacing
Read Original Article Here   Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Longest lasting artificial hips: Norman Sharp broke Guinness World Records record

LONDON, UK -- Mr. Norman Sharp was just 23 when, in November 1948, had both new hips implanted in what was then a ground-breaking operation at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) in Stanmore, near London; those hips have survived to this day, making him a record holder for having the longest lasting artificial hips, according to the World Record Academy.
 richardsharp-oldestthr height=208
Norman Sharp, 91, was 23 when he had the first hip replacement operation of its kind ever done on the NHS in 1948. The pensioner from Trowbridge in Wiltshire has been listed as a record-breaker for having the longest lasting artificial hips, with experts amazed at how they have survived so long.
...The hips, which are made of a special alloy called Vitallium, developed in the USA in 1932, were implanted by consultant orthopaedic surgeon Philip Newman in what many think was the first procedure of its kind by the then newly formed NHS.
« Last Edit: March 26, 2016, 09:14:31 AM by Pat Walter »
Webmaster/Owner of Surface Hippy
3/15/06 LBHR De Smet

Dannywayoflife

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2507
Great story vitalium is the alloy used in the bhr also :D
Train hard fight easy
LBHR 10/11/2011 Mr Ronan Treacy Birmingham England
60mm cup 54mm head
Rbhr 54mm head 60mm cup 12/02/15 Ronan Treacy ROH Birmingham England
;)

 

Advertisements

Recent Posts

Donate Thru Pay Pal

Surface Hippy Gear

Owner/Webmaster

Patricia Walter- Piano Player Pat

Powered by EzPortal