Hip Resurfacing when THR is not possible by Dr. Mont
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August 2008Michael A. Mont, MD, Mike S. McGrath, MD
Slif D. Ulrich, MD, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD,
David R. Marker, BS and Ronald E. Delanois, MD
Background: Hip resurfacing has been proposed as an alternative to total hip replacement in patients who have proximal femoral deformities or retained hardware in the proximal aspect of the femur. In these situations, placement of a conventional stemmed hip prosthesis would be difficult or impossible, possibly necessitating a |