BHR Dr. Palmer November 2010 I’m at 3 weeks to the day and my current situation is not much different than it was 1 week post op. I was in the Hospital a total of 24 hours. I was off pain killers after 5 days and off ibuprofen after one week (Therefore I began driving… Continue reading →
BHR Dr. Su February 4, 2010 January 15, 2010 I "retired" from running in 2008 and then "retired" from cycling in 2009. I’m having surgery 2/4/10 by Dr. Su at the Hosp for Special Surgery in NY. I’m 56 as well and was very active and fit until 2008 (ran 40-50m/week). I chose a very… Continue reading →
I used Dr. Rector in Boulder. I feel the BHR surgery which occurred on April 22, 2010 gave me a 2nd chance at an athletic life. It used to take me 30 or more seconds to stand up out of a chair. Since my surgery I have been using the stationary bike for about 1/2… Continue reading →
LBHR Dr. Abraham Nov. 17, 2010 I am now 44, but had my left hip resurfaced on 11/17/10. I was 43 at the time. My doctor was J. David Abraham with Northeast Orthopedics. The operation was done at St. Peters Hospital in Albany, NY. I was home the next day, in fact I spent less… Continue reading →
RBHR Dr. Su 7/8/2010 I would like to commend Dr. Su for giving me my life back. I’ve lived with an arthritic right hip for about 5 years until a friend of mine told me about the wonderful world of hip resurfacing and Dr. Su in particular. I was skeptical about the whole thing, but… Continue reading →
BHR Dr. McInnis 10/4/2010 I am 48 weekend warrior guy who went from constantly moving to slowly dwindling activity to the point of pretty much forcing myself up to our home gym 4 – 5 days/week. Ultimately I found it was OA in my L hip that was holding me back. I tried steroid injections… Continue reading →
RBHR Dr. Schlamzried November 2010 Pat, Thanks for your website it really helped me navigate the process. I’m 50, athletic, arthritic (ankylosing spondylitis), bone on bone in both hips. I had a right Birmingham hip mid-Nov with Dr. Schmalzried. I would say so far a very successful story. He had me get on a stationary… Continue reading →
Updated 10/1 2014 Complete Study Here: Objectives To compare 10 year mortality rates among patients undergoing metal-on-metal hip resurfacing and total hip replacement in England. Setting English hospital episode statistics database linked to mortality records from the Office for National Statistics. Population All adults who underwent primary elective hip replacement for osteoarthritis from April… Continue reading →