I recently had my right hip resurfaced, 11 years after my left hip resurfacing, both by Dr. Su.
I was age 66 for the right and age 55 for the left.
In the last year the arthritis progressed to bone on bone, but cartilage thinning was progressing over several years as evidenced by x-rays taken for my left hip and pelvis, annually and biannually.
After strenuous activities I walked with a slight limp and had a chronic dull ache.
My bone stock was good so I scheduled a right hip resurfacing at the first available appointment, two months later, rather than let the bone continue to grind away.
I am happy with the results to date at 2 months, 1 week post-op.
I notice the recovery is much faster with my right since my muscles were in good shape pre-surgery and I wasn't as disabled compared to my left hip, 11 years ago.
Gait, stretching and muscle strength are great.
I basically waiting for the bone to heal before doing low impact sports and exercises at 3 months post-op and then high impact sports and exercises at 6 months post-op.
I was pleased my insurance (Aetna) covered since I passed the regular window for hip resurfacing (age 65) but I met their criteria since I was active and had good bone stock.
I downhill ski and play racquetball so hip resurfacing without limitations was still important to me vs hip replacement.