Hip Resurfacing at Surface HippyPosted on by Patricia Walter
Smith & Nephew Announcement about THR femur
component for BHR revisions 9/2012
Why was there a modification to the indications for use
for the BIRMINGHAM HIP Modular Head?
We have modified the indications for use of the BIRMINGHAM HIP
Modular Head after a careful review of available data and the
decreased utilization of this component by customers in all markets
where it has been sold.
Available data sources show that from 2003 to 2009,
Smolders J. J Arthroplasty. 2012.
doi:10.1016/j.arth.2012.08.025.
December 28, 2012
Pressfit resurfacing hip arthroplasty was found to better
preserve periacetabular bone mineral density (BMD) than
conventional total hip arthroplasty (THA) in this randomized
controlled trial that included 71 patients.
“We focused on periprosthetic BMD changes in the acetabulum
after a bone-preserving RHA (resurfacing hip arthroplasty)
and the potential pitfall of gradual bone