Updated 7/28/2012 Researchers set safe upper limit metal ion levels for metal-on-metal hip resurfacings Orthopedics Today, July 2012 Read complete article by clicking here An award-winning study by researchers from Belgium identified safe upper limits of 4.6 µg/L for chromium and 4.0 µg/L for cobalt in unilateral metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasties and 7.4 µg/L for…
Continue reading →Stachniw C2K, 1/18/05 Jan 19, 2007 Two Year Update Two years ago I had my left hip resurfaced. When I was active on this list I always appreciated the updates from people a few years out, so thought I would do the same. I am pain free, and my hip is flexible and strong. I…
Continue reading →Hip resurfacing arthroplasty ena http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=94998 A more normal gait at higher speeds is attained through hip resurfacing arthroplasty as compared to standard total hip arthroplasty, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting. Anatole V. Wiik, MBBS and his team, performed a case control study with 63 patients…
Continue reading →15.5 year BHR survivor LBHR September 1991 Dr. McMinn UK Sep 24, 2011 Well it’s now 20 years since Mr McMinn resurfaced my hip. It is still working well. I feel very blessed. Katie Lhip mcminn 1991 Need permission to post Wed Mar 7, 2007 Hi to everyone. I haven’t posted on this site…
Continue reading →BHR Dr. Malhan September 2005 My name is Maria Litzenberger, I am German and am 64 years old. After suffering for 10 years of arthritis in my left hip (the last 2 years have been so bad that I hardly could sleep from pain and hardly could walk) In the hospital I started to walk…
Continue reading →Updated 2/11/2012 Nicolas Fouilleron, MD, Guillaume Wavreille, MD, Nima Endjah, MD and Julien Girard, MD, PhD (j_girard_lille@yahoo.fr) February 1, 2012 Abstract Background: The ability to return to sports activities (especially running) after hip resurfacing arthroplasty seems to be very important for young and active patients who have developed osteoarthritis. Purpose: To assess the quality of…
Continue reading →Dr. De SmetWhat is the normal recovery time? Time on crutches? Time with a cane? Time before I can begin most normal exercise? 1 to 2 weeks 2 crutches, 1 to 2 weeks 1 crutch. No cane. What is normal exercise? Actual daily living means 4 to 5 weeks. More strenuous activities can begin from…
Continue reading →LBHR Dr. Bose 1/06 RBHR Dr. Bala 4/06 IN PRAISE OF DR. BALASUBRAMANIAN (COIMBATORE, INDIA) In January, I had my left hip resurfaced by Dr. Bose in Chennai. Although both hips were almost equally bad (bone on bone), Dr. Bose was very reluctant to operate on both, so I had the left hip operated on,…
Continue reading →July 30, 2014 The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) is celebrating being in clinical use for 17 years today. Since then the BHR has been implanted over 150,000 times and is widely recognised as the most successful hip resurfacing device. Having implanted two more in theatre yesterday Mr McMinn has implanted in excess of 3600 BHR’s…
Continue reading →Link http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/Supplement_3/45 August 2008 Michael A. Mont, MD1,Mike S. McGrath, MD1, Slif D. Ulrich, MD1, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD2, David R. Marker, BS1 and Ronald E. Delanois, MD1 1 Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2401 West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215. E-mail address for M.A. Mont: mmont@lifebridgehealth.org 2 Department of Orthopaedic…
Continue reading →by Dr. Rubinstein 2860 N. Broadway Suite 202 Chicago, IL 60657 Phone: 773-327-8300 Website: http://www.hiportho.com Cysts are very common in arthritic hips and can usually be seen on x-rays. Most of the time they are not a problem with resurfacing because they are small and in the part of the bone removed in milling the…
Continue reading →https://surfacehippy.info/10-year-results-highly-cross-linked-polyethlene-pritchett-2015.php Pat: Thanks for asking. In my view Smith & Nephew has acted responsibly. I have not been offering metal on metal resurfacing in the withdrawn smaller sizes. We have been offering just polyethylene in these sizes. I am attaching my abstract for an upcoming meeting. Yes, we use the implants shown on the Synovo…
Continue reading →Link http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/short/90/Supplement_3/21 2008 Bernard N. Stulberg, MD1, Kathy K. Trier, PhD2, Marybeth Naughton, BS3 and Jayson D. Zadzilka, MS1 1 Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute, 1730 West 25th Street, 4E, Cleveland, OH 44113. 2 Corin USA, 10500 University Center Drive, Suite 190, Tampa, FL 33612 3 Stryker Orthopaedics, 325 Corporate Drive, Mahwah, NJ 07430…
Continue reading →Linda Dickens bilateral BHR Dr. Barrack 9/06 Hip Resurfacing and Knee Replacement Done Close Together Might Cause Problems February 14, 2008 I’ve changed my mind about the dislocation cause…you may not remember that I was less than 3 months from my left knee replacement (when my dislocation occurred). That was my worse knee and the…
Continue reading →Day 6 Just got home yesterday from Mt. Shasta. I am so grateful that decisions were made to cause me to travel that far for surgery. For anyone with a liking to personalized service, strong spiritual support, and the beauty of outdoors and small towns, I highly recommend it. From my very first phone call…
Continue reading →Updated 8/7/2012 This is a transcript of a Live Chat in the Surface Hippy Chat Room with Dr. Raterman on August 7, 2012[Pat Walter] 7:59 pm: I would like to introduce Dr. Raterman of FL. Thank You for taking time to do the doctor chat and answer questions for us. [dr raterman] 7:59 pm: Thanks…
Continue reading →Update 10/2/2014 Currently in 2014 there is only one FDA approved hip resurfacing device available – the BHR or Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device. (The ASR, Corin Cormet and Wright Conserve C+ have been removed from the US Market.) Dr. Gross uses a cementless Biomet Device and Dr. Pritchett uses a Metal Free Cementless Hip Resurfacing…
Continue reading →Updated 10/2/2014 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…
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