15 Year Anniversary – January 29, 2017

On this day in 2003 my right hip was resurfaced by Dr. Gross. I was one of the first few hundred that had the procedure done in this country, as part of the original Corin FDA clinical trials. I’m from NYC, and every prominent orthopedic surgeon I saw here said to get a THR, and told me I was crazy. They were wrong. It saddens me that 15 years down the road(and after getting a BHR on my left hip 2+ years ago), the same attitudes appear to permeate the orthopedic community. Hopefully, that will change. We should all be thankful to doctors like Gross (and the others like him) as well as this website, and other advocates for hip resurfacing. It was the best decision I could have made.

When I had my first done with Dr. Gross nearly 13 years ago, there were no options in the NYC area, where I live. In fact, there were very few surgeons doing the procedure in this country. I was part of the original FDA clinical trials, and was one of the first few hundred people to have resurfacing in the USA. My judgment at the time was that Dr. Gross was the best option. I believe I was right, as he has turned out to be one of the preminent resurfacing surgeons in the world.

February 4, 2017

I celebrated my 14 year anniversary of my right hip resurfacing earlier this week. It was done by Dr. Gross as part of the original Corin clinical trial. All is well with that one, as well as the left hip done in 2015 by Dr. Marwin.

Hip Resurfacing at Surface Hippy

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SAF’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Gross 2003