Updated 2/2/2012 Metal Ions Questions & AnswersOriginal information from McMinn Center Website below: http://www.mcminncentre.co.uk/metal-ions-questions-answers.html Earlier in 2011, the McMinn Centre team travelled to a meeting in Arizona and answered several questions about Metal-on-Metal (MoM) implants and issues to do with metal ions. The questions were posted by BHR users from the Surface Hippy website. For…
Continue reading →Updated 10/19/2012 Patients Report Improvement in Quality of Life and Satisfaction After Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty Wael A. Rahman MD, Nelson V. Greidanus MD, MPH, Alexander Siegmeth MD, Bassam A. Masri MD, Clive P. Duncan MD, MSc, Donald S. Garbuz MD, MHSc Symposium: Papers Presented at the Annual Meetings of The Hip Society Online First ™…
Continue reading →Updated 12/18/08 DO NOT WAIT I am a retired 69 year old surgeon. For most of my life I had been super fit: competitive squash 5-6 times a week, heli-skiing, windsurfing, sailing, single handicap golf etc. I left it too late to have surgery and I find this is a common story (see Jimmy Connors,…
Continue reading →What are the differences between the posterior and anterior surgical approaches? Recovery is quicker with the posterior approach because no important muscle groups are sectioned. The posterior approach is also well-suited for patients who are large, well muscled or who require special techniques to implant the hip resurfacing socket. To improve stability and reduce the…
Continue reading →Updated 9/17/08 [Pat Walter Moderator] 7:58 pm: Welcome Dr. Mont. Thank You for giving your time [Chuck] 7:58 pm: How bad would bone spurs have to be to preclude someone from having a hip resurfacing? [Dr. Mont] 7:59 pm: For Chuck—Bone spurs on femoral neck are not a contraindication for resurfacing–but obviously each x-ray would…
Continue reading →Updated 3/14/2013 Peter Kay Response to Metal Ion Level Test for MOM in UK after FDA update 1/2013 I think overall, from the U.K. perspective, metal-on-metal has been a real problem. (For) most surgeons in the United Kingdom, our usage of metal-on-metal hip replacements has dwindled to almost nothing because we cannot really find any…
Continue reading →Appeal Letter to Insurance Company John Williamson January 17, 2006 Harvard Pilgrim Health Care 1600 Crown Colony Drive Quincy MA 02169-9777 Re: Appeal of denied coverage, HP0412161-00 Dear HPHC Representative: I am requesting for voluntary member reconsideration. Following is an explanation of my medical condition and history. In a letter dated December 23, 2005, HPHP…
Continue reading →5/1/08 Yes, it is true that minimally invasive approach has been proven not to have great benefits over a conventional incision in terms of blood loss, pain , or speed of recovery in the same surgeons hands. It is only of cosmetic value. All studies to investigate this have been done on two groups of…
Continue reading →Updated 10/27/2012 Read Complete Article by Clicking HereI would like to take this opportunity to comment on the Lancet article, "Failure rates of metal-on-metal hip resurfacings: analysis of data from the National Joint Registry for England and Wales", by Professor AW Blom, published on October 2, 2012. First of all, this is an observational scientific…
Continue reading →Dedicated to the memory of Vicky Marlow, a women’s advocate for hip resurfacing Updated 3/7/2013 Hip Resurfacing for Women Dedicated to the memory of Vicky Marlow, a women’s advocate for hip resurfacing. Thomas P Gross MD Grossortho.com prepared on 3/1/2013 PDF of Article is Available here: https://www.surfacehippy.info/pdf/Hip-Resurfacing-for-Women-Dr-Gross-2013.pdf There has been extensive recent negative media attention…
Continue reading →Failed BHR & Surgeon Experience Failed BHR & surgeon experience August 02, 2008 I am 18 months post LBHR and I am posting today with the hope that I can spare anyone contemplating the resurfacing procedure the consequences of choosing a surgeon with insufficient experience. I chose a surgeon who had only recently trained in…
Continue reading →by Dr. Michael Broder Return to FAQ LIST Dr. Michael Broder There has been some recent confusion about different types of surgical anesthesia. This is a summary of information which I hope is helpful. Orthopedic and other surgeons generally work with an anesthesiologist, a specialist in Perioperative Medicine. This is care of a patient prior…
Continue reading →Bilat BHR Dr. Shimmin Australia Dec 2005 Having read with much interest the reports of others who were some way down the track, I thought I would weigh in with an overview report of my own first year. I am a male living in Melbourne Australia, and first realized that I had OA around 2000.…
Continue reading →Updated 7/16/08 This is a transcript of a Live Chat in the Surface Hippy Chat Room with Dr. Mont on July 16, 2008 Welcome! You have entered [Hip Resurfacing] at 7:31 pm [Hip Resurfacing]: Dr. Mont has entered at 7:51 pm [L. Thomas] 7:54 pm: I am interested in hip resurfacing. I am having hip…
Continue reading →7/03/08 Dr. Lichtblau of QuebecThe anterior vs. posterior debate isn’t going to be resolved by one study of electrode blood flow. Most surgeons would agree that blood flow to the femoral head (most of which comes backwards via the femoral neck) is theoretically better preserved through an anterior approach. Much of this info comes from…
Continue reading →Updated 10/1/2014 Hip resurfacing and single compartment knee replacement patients at home within 24 hours by Dr. Kohn of Australia Click Here to Read Original Link Patients with osteoarthritis are not ill – this is the fundamental principle on which we have established a treatment concept in line with the patients’ needs in the Joint…
Continue reading →June In Belgium – My Second BHR This Is What It Means To Be Healed June In Belgium – My Second BHR What It Is Like Having Surgery In Belgium Life At Home 6 Weeks After My First BHR Surgery Dearest Hippys, Hip #2 is going well here in Gent Belgium. Everyone says that I…
Continue reading →Updated 10/14/08 This is a transcript of a Live Chat in the Surface Hippy Chat Room with Dr. Rogerson on Oct. 13, 2008 [paul] 8:12 pm: For someone in his mid 50s who works in an office setting, about how soon can he return to work after resurfacing, assuming no comps?[Dr. Rogerson] 8:14 pm: Hi…
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