Hip Resurfacing Terms and Abreviations Updated 10/18/2014 Click on Term to read definition Acetabulum Arthoplasty ASR – Not Available AVN BHR Bone Spurs Bovie, Bovie Pencil Capsule Cartilage CMR Cormet- Not Available Extenal Rotator Muscles Femur Femoral Head Gluteus Maximus Gluteus Medius Gluteus Minimus Greater Trochanter HR – Hip Resurfacing Hemi-Hip Resurfacing Intramedullary Canal Lap Sponge…
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Continue reading →Updated 12/11/2012 Results of Hip Resurfacing at the Cleveland Clinic by Dr. Brooks December 2012 Peter Brooks MD, FRCS(C) www.clevelandclinic.org 216-444-4284 brooksp@ccf.org I have been performing hip resurfacing at Cleveland Clinic using the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System (BHR) since 2006, shortly after it became the first resurfacing device to be approved by the FDA. Two…
Continue reading →LBHR De Smet June 13, 2006 Updated 71/5/08 I was a marathoner with 6 years between my last long run and hip resurfacing for protrusio acetabulum with Dr. Koen De Smet in Gent, Belgium. I have to admit that my fanatical pursuit of hip resurfacing was initially driven by a desire to run again. De…
Continue reading →RBHR July 2007 Dr. Rubinstein Tom and Dr. Rubinstein 2008 Video February 16, 2008 February 19, 2008 A Note from Dr. Rubinstein: Hi All, I couldn’t resist putting my 2 cents in. Tom was great out on the ice. He definitely outskated me. I can’t begin to tell you how much…
Continue reading →Updated 11/2014 The use of primary total resurfacing hip replacement has declined for the fourth consecutive year. There was a 22.1% reduction in primary total resurfacing procedures compared to 2009. Analyses on a variety of factors affecting outcome have been presented. These include primary diagnosis, gender, age, head size and type of prosthesis. Patients having…
Continue reading →RBHR Anterior Approach Dr. Klug 2009 Updated 3/8/2010 Right BHR – Anterior Approach – 2009 Dr. Klug I am now 4 months post-BHR after surgery with Dr. Raphael Klug on October 30, 2009. The anterior approach was used to minimize impact and speed the recovery, and Dr. Klug himself said this is the kind of…
Continue reading →Surgery scheduled august 18 2009 Dr Poole Boise, ID Still a few weeks to go, but I thought I would get myself set up here. Been spending way too many late nites exploring this site- it is great. I am feeling apprehensive about the surgery- resurfacing on the left hip. I am 44 years old…
Continue reading →Bilateral BHRs 12/22/09 & 7/21/09 Dr. Vail Updated 3/15/2010 Dr. Vail is such an amazingly skilled surgeon and lovely gentle, humble human being that I would give him the highest recommendations to anyone considering a BHR or THR. Dr. Vail has performed bilateral BHRs on me and I am a new woman thanks to him!…
Continue reading →July 15, 2009 Dr. Rector July 20, 2009 5 days post op today. I am home, getting around on crutches pretty well. I actually just tried one crutch so I could carry my cup of coffee over to the computer and did real well! That was exciting. My surgery went flawlessly according to Dr. Rector.…
Continue reading →April 9, 2009 RBHR Dr. Boettner My name is Dino Rossi; I am 55 years of age. On April 9, 2009 I underwent Hip Resurfacing Surgery. (My right hip, with the BHR procedure.) The procedure was performed at the HSS in NYC. Dr. Boettner is my surgeon and my savior. Prior to my surgery I…
Continue reading →July 2009 Dr. Jinnah Steve’s hipI just had surgery at Wake Forest Medical Center with Dr. Jinnah. Here is my story. Since I live in Virginia there were a few logistics about how I would get to and from the hospital. I have many friends who are pilots and one volunteered to take me to…
Continue reading →BHR Dr. Shahrdar 2009 My two year anniversary (May, 2011) for the right hip resurfacing procedure performed by Dr. Cambize Shahrdar of The Orthopedic Clinic in Shreveport, LA is almost here. I have waited to write this letter until now because of my skepticism as to whether I would ever be able to walk without…
Continue reading →BHR Jan. 26, 2009 Dr. Jinnah I turned 53 five weeks after having my surgery on 1/26/09. For several years I suffered with hip pain that continued to get progressively worse each year. I have always been very active. I was an athlete in college and I have continued to stay involved with recreational sports…
Continue reading →BHR Dr. Rector 2009 I live in a somewhat small town. I went to a surgeon here in town that did my mom’s THR. He took x-rays and told me what my problem was (I had been suffering with the pain 3 years prior). Finally getting a doctor to tell me what was wrong was…
Continue reading →Bilateral Hip Resurfacing LBHR & RBHR April 2008 with Dr. Su As a television medical correspondent for decades on shows like Today, Dateline and the CBS evening News and author of 12 books on consumer medicine, I have to admit it. I have never faced a more vexing decision than that choosing between a total…
Continue reading →During my several years of learning and reading about hip resurfacing, I have heard of two people having dislocations. There may be more, but I only know if people post their dislocation on the various discussion boards I belong to. One young man was doing an exercise bringing his knee to his chest. His leg…
Continue reading →Updated 2/22/2013 Psoas tendonitis is typically from over working or an overactive hip flexor (which the psoas muscles are part of). To avoid this, it is important to limit the amount of hip flexor strengthening early on in the rehabilitation process. I don’t do any hip flexor strengthening with my patients untill 6-8 weeks post…
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