One month ago, I lay in Sinai Hospital in Baltimore recovering from bilateral hip resurfacing a la Dr. Michael Mont. I’m a 49 year old active married professional woman 2 kids from Philadelphia with severe osteoarthritis. Your website helped lead me to Dr Mont after failing to find a surgeon … Continue reading →
I am a 49 year old state highway heavy equipment operator. I have arthritis all through my body. Over the years my hip gave me some trouble but it would come and go until 2 1/2 years ago when it came and stayed. The pain got worse and worse until … Continue reading →
Melissa’s Original BHR Story http://surfacehippy.info/melissa-martin-bhr-revison-dr-ball-2011/ The last two years have brought increasing groin pain, instability, and popping/clunking on a regular basis. Two months before my 4th anniversary I became so alarmed at the consistent instability that I obtained x-rays and cobalt and chromium blood tests. Patient advocate, Vicky Marlow, had … Continue reading →
15 Year Anniversary – January 29, 2017 On this day in 2003 my right hip was resurfaced by Dr. Gross. I was one of the first few hundred that had the procedure done in this country, as part of the original Corin FDA clinical trials. I’m from NYC, and every … Continue reading →
November 16, 2015 When I had my first done with Dr. Gross nearly 13 years ago, there were no options in the NYC area, where I live. In fact, there were very few surgeons doing the procedure in this country. I was part of the original FDA clinical trials, and … Continue reading →
Uploaded on Sep 21, 2011 Mary shares her story of how she feels after undergoing hip replacement and hip resurfacing and whether or not it has slowed her down at all. Mary is a Southern California Personal Trainer.
Continue reading →February 13, 2013 Feb,22 2013 will be my 1 year postop. So far so good. Work as a firefighter and playing ice hockey twice week in Fort Myers, Florida.. My right resurfaced hip (Dr Raterman,Tampa) does not give me any issues whatsoever. May have to get left one done in … Continue reading →
Published on Feb 29, 2016 Dr. David Samadi explains that there are approximately 400,000 hip replacement surgeries in the United States. The hip is a major weight bearing join and the whole body structure relies on the pelvic area. Dr. Samadi states that good hip health starts with exercise & … Continue reading →
Read Complete Article Here March 6, 2016 Decreased opioid use prior to joint replacement surgery has been linked with improved patient satisfaction and outcomes, fewer complications and a reduced need for post-surgical opioids, according to two new studies. They found nearly 59 percent of the patients (49,617) did not … Continue reading →
Published on Mar 12, 2012 Dr. Brian C. Halpern, Sports Medicine Physician at Hospital for Special Surgery, discusses how platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections may help treat injured bone or soft tissue, such as a tendon or ligament. Produced from a person’s own blood, PRP is a concentration of a type … Continue reading →
Read Kiwi’s Complete Story Here February 26, 2016 I am now a solid 19 months Post Op, July 2014, so its time for the update and antics I have been up to, plus results. After an extremely careful, dedicated and slower than the norm recovery, I then ventured back onto … Continue reading →
Pune Mirror | Feb 28, 2016 Read Complete Article Here …While hip replacements were conducted to alleviate pain for 10 to 20 years, hip preservation done at a young age could ensure a pain-free life without follow-up surgeries. The first centre in Maharashtra is set to start in Pune’s Sancheti … Continue reading →
Read Complete Story Here Mr. Schmidt, who was once part of the pre-Olympics team for skiing, arrived on January 26 for a hip resurfacing procedure – a procedure he hoped would give him unrestricted movement and the ability to carry on with his many sporting activities. …I wrote to Dr. … Continue reading →
Full Story available Here ANTHONY Mundine has flown to England for emergency hip surgery in a last ditch bid to save his boxing career and fight old rival Danny Green. Mundine arrived in the UK on Wednesday night for an appointment with Birmingham-based Dr Derek McMinn, a world leader in … Continue reading →
Update February 16, 2016 Just hit me that today marks five years with my resurfaced hip. The results have been nothing short of spectacular. Thanks to Pat for hosting this board and the others that chime in with support and feedback as others consider resurfacing or are on the recovery … Continue reading →
Read Complete Story Here Gary Stevens played 147 league games over seven seasons at White Hart Lane. He’d started his career as an associate schoolboy at his hometown side, Ipswich Town, and it was the club’s former manager, Bobby Robson, who picked him for England. But Stevens was forced to … Continue reading →
February 16, 2016 Just hit me that today marks five years with my resurfaced hip. The results have been nothing short of spectacular. Thanks to Pat for hosting this board and the others that chime in with support and feedback as others consider resurfacing or are on the recovery path. … Continue reading →
Published on Sep 25, 2014 Educational video describing motion of the hip. Muscles and nerves involved in hip motion. Become a friend on facebook: Follow me on twitter: !/DrEbraheim_UTMC
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