Updated 7/19/2015 June 4, 2015 Smith & Nephew … is therefore removing (BHR) small sizes and updating the IFU to contraindicate the BHR for women. "However, the revision rates associated with men requiring femoral head sizes 46mm or smaller and with all women patients exceed the current benchmark established by the UK National Institute for… Continue reading →
Updated 2/5/09 This is a transcript of a Live Chat in the Surface Hippy Chat Room with Dr. Schmalzried on February 4, 2009 [Pat]Welcome to the Surface Hippy Chat Room Dr. Schmalzried. Thank You for taking time to chat with us. [Dr. Schmalzried] 8:57 pm: You are most welcome. I enjoy the interaction. [Pat] 8:58… Continue reading →
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 →