Tag Archives: resurfacing
Gary Breckenridge with Dr. Bala 2006
Dear Dr. Bala,
I apologize for seeming to have neglected or ignored you. I have begun this missive on several occasions, only to stumble over my own limitations. I know I promised you a recommendation you might be able to use on your web site. You have my permission to use any or all of this email in any way you see fit. I have struggled to find the words necessary to describe how Dr.… Read the restGait Study about Hip Replacement at Surface Hippy
Resurfacing patients had gait characteristics that were comparable to normal hips. Although standard hip replacements had markedly improved gait parameters when compared to osteoarthritic hips they never approached resurfacing or normals. “ |
Gait Analysis Of Metal On Metal Surface ArthroplastyPoster Board Number: P050 Location: McCormick Place Hall B Adult Reconstruction Hip Phillip Ragland, MD Washington DC (n) Anil Bhave, MS Baltimore MD (n) Roland Starr, MS Baltimore MD (n) Michael A Mont, MD Baltimore |
John Williamson Insurance Appeal Letter at Surface Hippy
John Williamson January 17, 2006 Harvard Pilgrim Health Care 1600 Crown Colony Drive Quincy MA 02169-9777 Re: Appeal of denied coverage, HP0412161-00 Dear HPHC Representative: I am requesting for voluntary member reconsideration. Following is an explanation of my medical condition and history. In a letter dated December 23, 2005, HPHP denied my requested authorization for a total hip resurfacing. My Condition and History I have DX with degenerative arthritis of the left hip, which restricted |
Minimally Invasive Approach to Hip Resurfacing Surgery Dr. Bose 2008
5/1/08 Yes, it is true that minimally invasive approach has been proven not to have great benefits over a conventional incision in terms of blood loss, pain , or speed of recovery in the same surgeons hands. It is only of cosmetic value. All studies to investigate this have been done on two groups of patients in which a single surgeon employs the two approaches in the diff groups. When a surgeon who is capable |
Ross Peterson Bilateral Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Shimmin 2005
Having read with much interest the reports of others who were some way down the track, I thought I would weigh in with an overview report of my own first year. I am a male living in Melbourne Australia, and first realized that I had OA around 2000. It became a bit painful doing leg presses at the gym (so I stopped), and I started getting pains in my right thigh, even going down to |
Rick’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Dayton 2011
RBHR 11/11/2010
I had my first BHR on my right hip 11/11/10 at
the age of 59. I’m going in to have the left hip resurfaced
12/13/12. My physician is Dr. Micheal Dayton, University Hospital,
Denver CO. This has been a great success. I did my research ahead of
time and felt that why take out more natural bone then necessary. I
do need to be careful in Yoga classes. Since I do road bike … Read the rest
NJDRE Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Harwood 2011
I’m 58 years old and had my hip resurfaced on August 30, 2011. Operation was in New Brunswick, New Jersey at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital and was done by Dr. David Harwood of University Orthopedics. I am an avid skier, hunter and also like to Rollerblade. My hip started hurting several years ago but I thought it was just a groin injury. As time went by it got worse and worse. Then my back and |
Metal Ion Study with Triathlete
Metal ion levels in a triathlete with a metal-on-metal resurfacing arthroplasty of the hipR. De Haan, MD, Orthopaedic Resident1; P. Campbell, PhD, Research Scientist, Associate Professor2; S. Reid, MD, PhD, Sports Medicine Physician3; A. K. Skipor, MS, Research Scientist4; and K. De Smet, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon1 1 ANCA Medical Center, Krijgslaan 181, 9000 Gent, Belgium. 2 J Vernon Luck Snr MD, Orthopaedic Research Center, Orthopaedic |
Hip New World Article – Focus on Bioengineering and Metal on Metal Hip Replacement
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Posterior Approach by Dr. Bose
The post approach which I employ is traditionally known as the muscle sparing approach and the anterior and anterolateral approaches which is very popular in the U.S and some parts of Europe are the muscle compromising approaches. The muscle here refers to the Abductor group or the muscles which lift your leg sideways and is the most important muscle of the hip. The post approach spares this completely.However some muscle have to be cut in |
Groin Pain and Psoas Inflammation Solutions
Groin Pain and Psoas Inflammation seem to be a post-op problem for many people with hip resurfacing. Listed below are a selection of posts by people about their groin pain and what they have done to solve the problem. Psoas tendinitis is an important reason for groin pain in resurfacing surgery.* This is peculiar to resurfacing as the cup for resurfacing is a very large profile ie half a sphere. Nearly all THR cups are |
Metal Ions from Metal on Metal Hip Replacement by McMinn at Surface Hippy
14/04/2006
BLOOD LEVELS OF METALS EQUALLY HIGH IN SURFACE REPLACEMENT
AND TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT PATIENTS
The modern surface hip replacement devices are always of the
type metal-on-metal type. Their bearing surfaces are
considerably greater (diameter 52 – 56 mm) then the bearing
surfaces of the “conventional” metal-on-metal total hip
joints (diameter 28- 32 mm).
There has been concern that the large surface area of
surface replacement devices produce larger numbers of
metallic wear particles than … Read the rest
Preparations for hip resurfacing by Marla Jacobson with Dr. Gross 2006
FDA Approval of the BHR at Surface Hippy
May 9, 2006 |
Neck Fracture Statistics Study
1: J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 Apr;87(4):463-4. Femoral neck fractures following Birmingham hip resurfacing: a national review of 50 cases. Shimmin AJ, Back D. Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, 33 The Avenue, Windsor, Victoria 3181, Australia. ashimmin@optusnet.com.au Between April 1999 and April 2004, 3497 Birmingham hips were inserted by 89 surgeons. Fracture of the neck of the femur occurred in 50 patients, an incidence of 1.46%. Complete data were available for 45 patients in whom the |
Michelle Insurance Appeal Information at Surface Hippy
Dr. De Smet 2006
Insurance Appeals 101
For those of you who have not had experience with insurance
appeals, here’s a couple of tips I learned helping patient families
with insurance appeals:
(1)First and foremost, read your policy – the full document
with all
of the legalese, not just the coverage pages. Your employer
should
have a copy of the policy or coverage book or you can
usually get it
directly from the insurance company. … Read the rest
Roger Linfield and Insurance Coverage for Hip Resurfacing with Dr. De Smet
“I was able to return to my pre-surgery climbing level after six months, and was quite active in the second half of 2005 with climbing and hiking.” |
Friday, January 13, 2006Success with U.S. Insurance (LONG)
Eleven months after surgery in Belgium, I finally obtained insurance reimbursement for 100% of my medical expenses. Here are details. My health insurance is an ERISA plan. This means that my employer is self- insured, but hires a health insurance |