I live in Boston. I consulted with Dr Dennis Burke at Mass General while I was considering surgery. He misled me about hip resurfacing by telling me about some procedure that was done 20 years ago. He and his colleagues at Mass General, along with the doctors at New England Baptist, which is supposed to be a center of excellence in Orthopedics, are of the old (full replacement) school and are just getting into resurfacing. My advice to you is if at all possible, take a trip to other, more established centers, for example Dr.Mont at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore and do the surgery there. He is outstanding, with many years of experience in his resurfacing. It's an easy trip and the hospital is excellent too. You will not regret it.