Mr. Derek McMinn FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon 3333 Hip Resurfacings to date The McMinn Centre 25 Highfield Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3DP Tel: [+44] 0121 455 0411 Fax: 0121 455 0259 email: enquiries@mcminncentre.co.uk

http://www.mcminncentre.co.uk/

Learn more about Mr. McMinn who designed and placed the first BHR in 1991 at Wikipedia

Uploaded on Oct 18, 2018 – As presented at ISTA London Friday 12th October 2018 by Derek McMinn  

Read About Polymotion Hip Resurfacing Device by Mr. McMinn 2015 Here

 

Update on Hip Resurfacing by Mr. McMinn 2016

1st February 2012 – Metal-on-Metal Implants – Addressing the Negative Press

More information can be found here: http://www.mcminncentre.co.uk/news-archive.html

We have been receiving phone calls following recent press reports on failed metal-on-metal hip implants. We  understand these sensationalist stories may cause anxiety among some patients. However, we would like to reassure our patients that these reports mostly concern failures with the DePuy ASR and the DePuy ASR XL, not the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR).

Many press reports imply these failures relate to all metal-on-metal hip resurfacings. A patient featured in a recent Daily Mail article, like many others, had a failed ASR. A critical point, omitted from the print version of the Daily Mail, can be found in the full on line version. As well as her ASR, the patient had a BHR on her other hip. She comments, “I’ve never had a minute’s trouble from the Birmingham hip – if only I’d had it on both sides.” High failure rates with the ASR and ASR XL have been widely documented. Both devices have now been withdrawn from the market. Research indicates the side effects, such as muscle damage, are specific to the ASR and do not apply to the BHR which is a very different device. Earlier this week, the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) issued another statement about metal-on-metal hips, in which they say, “On the evidence currently available the majority of patients implanted with metal-on-metal hip replacements are at low risk of developing any serious problems.” In addition to the MHRA’s guidance, we wish to emphasize that Mr McMinn’s results with the BHR show a 97% survival in men and women of all ages at 14.5 years. Furthermore, excellent results with the BHR have been documented in National Joint Registers from around the world. Sadly, these ASR failures come as no surprise. Mr McMinn has been warning about the device since it went to market in 2003. You can see Mr McMinn’s argument against the ASR here

 http://www.mcminncentre.co.uk/research-lectures-debate.html.

 Furthermore, The McMinn Centre has put together several resources which address patients’ concerns and the differences between the ASR and BHR designs. These resources are as follows:

• The McMinn Research Team’s detailed response to list of questions on metal-metal implants & metal ions     provided by hip resurfacing users here • The McMinn Centre’s response to a Channel 4 documentary on metal-metal hip replacements here

 http://www.mcminncentre.co.uk/metal-ions-questions-answers.html

• An interview with a patient who has now had his McMinn metal-metal hip resurfacing for 20 years here

If you do have any concerns, please call:

The McMinn Centre on 0121 455 0411