BHR Dr. Leith Stewart Cape Town Africa Monday, January 21, 2008 2:59 PM 7 1/2 Weeks Post Op I had my follow up with Dr Stewart today, 71/2 weeks in and all’s well and…….I can throw away my crutch! Great news and I have to say I had a chuckle to myself as I read…
Continue reading →RBHR Dr. Clarke February 2007 Story Acquired by Vicky Marlow I am a physical therapist from Lake Placid, NY. I had an insidious onset of right hip pain approximately three years ago which gradually but progressively intensified. X-rays revealed extensive (bilateral DJD), and my local orthopod was all set to give me a total hip…
Continue reading →BHR November 2007 Dr. Kreuzer Birmingham Hip Resurfacing through Anterior IncisionThree days in hospital, two weeks with walker, eight days with cane and back on my two feet I was a somewhat serious runner in the nineties (five marathons) but had tapered to three miles three times a week while playing tennis (doubles) three times…
Continue reading →Story Obtained by Vicky Marlow This details her progress after the right BHR (second hip surgery) done in April 2007. From : Ms Joan Gunnes: Ok, I thought you’d enjoy this……I started teaching my yoga class 13 days post op! Yes, I stood with my cane for most of it, but I could do side…
Continue reading →LBHR Dr. Schmitt 2007 I’m not really much of an athlete now but my need for hip resurfacing stems from being a gymnast and dancer 25 years (and 25 pounds) ago! I am 46 and enjoy bowling and golf. I did not golf at all this year due to hip pain.Today marks 2 weeks since…
Continue reading →Dr. Kohan 2007 My story is that my right hip was deteriorating over about 8 years. Because I am a sports person (playing squash for 42 years and wanting to continue), I regularly sought assistance from chiropractors, hysiotherapists and other such people with very limited affect. It was only this year (2007 when I was…
Continue reading →Updated 6/24/2012 I had my hips resurfaced (Birmingham) a month apart in 2007 when I was 62 due to restrictive hip movement. I had been running competitive 100 m to 800 metre distances but found I could no longer run the curves. Two years after surgery I was back sprinting – running the 400 m…
Continue reading →LBHR Mr. Pearson December 13, 2007 I’m 50 years old and have just had a left hip resurface, the UK NHS have been absolutely fabulous, my GP asked where I would like to see a consultant and living in Birmingham I didn’t really have to think too hard. I’ve had the procedure at the Royal…
Continue reading →I’m 47 years old. I underwent the BHR procedure on December 31st, the 4th of 8 done that day by Dr. Snyder at Newton/Wellesley Hospital. I recovered and finally got to my room by 5:00. I couldn’t sleep too well overnight but did not experience much pain. I was discharged at 3:00 yesterday, just 27…
Continue reading →Dr. Heinrich Texas May 14, 2007 Dr. Eric M Heinrich in Austin, Texas did the resurface of my right hip last May 14th and it was a very positive experience as far as bone surgery goes. I think he is terrific. He had done 60 resurfaces by May 2007. So he is over 100 by…
Continue reading →LBHR Dr. Ure 2007 Now for my little surgery story: I had severe OA in my left hip, but held on to my own joint over 20 years hoping it would go away or technology would improve. I used a lot of alternative and western medicine therapies and the orthopods that looked at my x-rays…
Continue reading →BHR Dr. Callander 2007 Buzz’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Callander 2007 At age 45, Buzz was having a hard time getting around because of a burning pain in his leg. Sitting in meetings was challenging, and even more devastating to his quality of life, he had difficulty sleeping. At 6 feet 9 inches tall, Buzz…
Continue reading →READ COMPLETE ARTICLE Florian-D. Naal, MD*, Nicola A. Maffiuletti, PhD, Urs Munzinger, MD and Otmar Hersche, MD From the Joint Center, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland Published on May 1, 2007 Background: No information is available concerning patients’ sports activity after hip resurfacing arthroplasty. Hypothesis: Patients treated by hip resurfacing arthroplasty will be able to achieve…
Continue reading →This article appeared on page CM – 4 of the San Francisco Chronicle Shaving hips instead of replacing them gives patients more running time Sam Whiting Sunday, July 30, 2006 Arthritis has eaten away all the cartilage on Frank Stonich’s left hip, so he was pleased to hear he’d be the first person in California to…
Continue reading →Dr. De Smet 2009 Updated 3/15/2010 In the summer from 2005 I went to Belgium for resurfacing from my right hip by Koen de Smet. I was born with hip dysplasia and had a pelvic osteotomy 30 years ago. The last few years I had a lot of pain and couldn’t walk more than 50…
Continue reading →Updated 3/27/09 Outcome of hip resurfacing may be dependent on experience Link http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.asp?rID=37423 By Gina Brockenbrough February 27, 2009 LAS VEGAS — A new study links outcomes of hip resurfacing to the hospital volume of resurfacing cases and, thereby, the surgeon’s experience. To evaluate the impact of operative volume on hip resurfacing outcomes, Andrew…
Continue reading →Medical Study 2009 ** Updated 6/5/09 Link http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/content/full/91-B/6/738 **A. J. Hart, FRCSG(Orth), Clinical Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon1; S. Sabah, BSc, Medical Student1; J. Henckel, MRCS, Clinical Research Fellow & Specialist Registrar in Orthopaedics1; A. Lewis, FRCS(Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon1; J. Cobb, FRCS, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery1; B. Sampson, MRSC, CChem, Director of…
Continue reading →Return to FAQ LIST Updated 1/2/2012 Mr. McMinn What metal ion levels are considered high and to be of concern for a patient to seek out treatment? People report being told by their surgeons that they have "elevated levels of cobalt" ranging from single digit numbers (one person reported 9.2 for example) up to…
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