Hip Resurfacing at Surface HippyPosted on by Patricia Walter
Read Complete Study by clicking hereMay 2011Despite being proclaimed as “The operation of the century,” total hip
arthroplasty is far from an ideal procedure. In fact, one study found that “in
spite of a good hip score, only 43% of patients had all of their expectations
completely fulfilled,” said Robert L. Barrack, MD, chief of service, Orthopedic
Surgery, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo.
Although patient selection is rarely an