4 Year Update Ross’s Bilateral Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Della Valle 2013
Update January 16, 2017 This coming July I will have had my first replacement for 4 years and December will be 4 years for the second. I can tell you that the decision to get them done has been nothing less than life changing!! I have been able to return … Continue reading →
Make Resurfacing Great Again by Mr. McMinn
Friday 20th January 2017 Make Resurfacing Great Again! This InaugurationDay, Mr McMinn says ‘Make Resurfacing Great Again’, pictured here with Joseph Daniel (McMinn Centre Director of Research) and Terry Smith (Managing Director of Jointmedica). (Left to Right: Joseph Daniel, Mr Derek McMinn & Terry Smith) Mr McMinn’s latest invention, the … Continue reading →
Dough Pagitt’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Morgan 2017
On July 5, 2017 I had a Birmingham Hip Resurfacing surgery performed by Dr Morgan and the University of Minnesota Hospital. I am posting updates daily for the first week for 6 month, then monthly for the first year.
Continue reading →Sten Fjeldheim’s Bilateral Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Palmer 2017
I had my second Birmingham hip resurfacing surgery done by Dr. David Palmer just this past May. I was so pleased with the patient care that I received but most of all with Dr. Palmer. I cannot believe how good I feel now just 7 weeks post op. I tend … Continue reading →
Anthony Mundine’s Re-match Following BHR Surgery with Mr McMinn 2016
Friday 6th January 2017 Australian Boxing Legend Anthony Mundine gears up for long-awaited re-match following Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) surgery with Mr McMinn Last March, superstar boxer Anthony Mundine flew all the way from Australia to the United Kingdom to sort out his hip troubles. Anthony had been suffering from … Continue reading →
Craig Peters Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Klapper 2008
We have all heard or seen countless stories of a person who contracts a debilitating illness that robs them of any reasonable quality of life. The doctors give the family no hope of improvement even to the point of telling family members to let their loved one go. But due … Continue reading →
6 Year Update Jack’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Clarke 2010
January 14, 2017 – I think my lack of activity in this forum could be viewed as a good thing. I don’t think about my hip resurfacing at all and haven’t in quite a few years. I have been living life as if it never happened, but of course it … Continue reading →
AT Bilateral Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Breemans 2011
I am 37 years old man, living in The Netherlands and I had done this year a L-BHR on 3 February and a R-BHR on 4 August, 6 weeks ago. My story is pretty similar to most, but I would like to highlight some key learning’s during my process. · … Continue reading →
6 Year Update Gary’s Hip Resurfacing with Mr. Latham 2010
January 11, 2017 – Just passed six years myself, nothing to report! Gary is a martial arts enthusiast and instructor. Read Gary’s Full Story Here Continue reading →
Amy Thornhurst’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Stachniw 2005
Lt Hip resurfacing 2005 and Rt Hip resurfacing 2006 by Dr. Myron Stachniw My name is Amy Thunhorst. I am now 48 yrs old and had severe arthritis in both my hips for several years. Unless you’ve experienced the pain associated with arthritis, it’s hard to understand the impact it … Continue reading →
Reed’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Kreuzer 2011
I would love to get the word out that there is absolutely no reason to try and endure that kind of pain for so long for absolutely no reason. Just the bare bones outline: I’ve been pretty active and fitness minded since my teenage years, and never really lost my … Continue reading →
Barb’s Bilateral Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Mont 2005
In 2005, I was referred to Dr. Mont after having my case reviewed and rejected by at least 20 surgeons around the country. I was a 25 year old female with Rheumatoid Arthritis that had destroyed my hips. The only thing doctors would do was prescribe narcotics and tell me … Continue reading →
Rusty’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Schemitsch 2008
I had my left hip resurfaced by Dr. Schemitsch in Nov./08 The operation went exactly as he and his staff predicted. This guy is not a teddy-bear. However, prior to surgery, he took time to answer fully all questions. After surgery he attended as I awoke and was available for … Continue reading →
Tim’s Bilateral Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Schemitsch 2005-2011
I was just in the process of referring Dr. Schemitsch to a friend of mine who is torn between using him and another surgeon… so on a whim googled this “rating” page and just thought I’d relate my experience Let me start by saying in reference to “terrible experience” below … Continue reading →
Joyce Reed’s Hip Resurfacing by Dr. Raterman 2007
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing: Regaining the Ability to Walk By Joyce A. Reed Like many Americans in their 50’s, I suffer from various forms of osteoarthritis. For the past two years, the arthritis pain in my right hip gradually increased. One day in January 2007, I woke up in the morning … Continue reading →