NICE Draft Guidance Update on Hip Resurfacing Should Work Well in 95% of Cases at 10 years

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November 21, 2013 NICE draft guidance update on hip replacement and resurfacing recommends more reliable artificial joints NICE is updating its guidance on providing people who need hip replacements with the right prosthesis for their requirements. The updated draft recommendations include a stricter benchmark for the quality of hip prostheses, proposing that the new joint… Continue reading →

THE DURABILITY OF HIP RESURFACING by Dr. Gross 2012

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Updated 11/29/2012 Thomas P. Gross, MD 13 years experience. Over 3000 cases. For more information: www.grossortho.com A recent Article in the Lancet medical journal has criticized hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) as less durable than cemented 28mm total hip replacement (THR). I take exception to the inappropriate conclusion that the authors drew from this highly flawed… Continue reading →

Anterior Approach to Surgery by Dr. Matta

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Updated 6/15/09  Note by Patricia Walter:  Sometimes hip resurfacing surgeons are not specific when they are talking about the "anterior approach to surgery" since this can include the Direct Anterior Approach, the Anterolateral Approach and other variations.  The surgeons using the posterior approach often refer to the "anterior approach" incorrectly to include all types of… Continue reading →

I am Female/Small Man – Can I have a HR?

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Updated 7/19/2015 June 4, 2015  Smith & Nephew … is therefore removing (BHR) small sizes and updating the IFU to contraindicate the BHR for women. "However, the revision rates associated with men requiring femoral head sizes 46mm or smaller and with all women patients exceed the current benchmark established by the UK National Institute for… Continue reading →

DePuy Orthopaedics Discontinuation of ULTAMET Metal-on-Metal

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DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Statement on Discontinuation of ULTAMET Metal-on-Metal and COMPLETE Ceramic-on-Metal Hip Systems DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., announced its decision to discontinue sales of its ULTAMET Metal-on-Metal Articulation and COMPLETE Ceramic-on-Metal Acetabular Hip System worldwide. The discontinuation will be effective August 31, 2013. This will allow surgeons to plan accordingly for upcoming surgeries. The ceramic… Continue reading →

Dr. Su Replies to Dr. Kurtz Book and Opinions

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Dr. Kurtz had an article online that had concerns about the head neck rations of hip resurfacing compared to total hip replacement. We wanted to provide potential hip resurfacing patients with opinions of other top resurfacing surgeons to explain their views. Hi Vicky, Very nice to hear from you. I’m sorry for the delay in… Continue reading →

Femoral component size positively influences BMD change Medical Study

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Study Read Original Article Here July 12, 2013 After hip resurfacing, bone mineral density continued to positively change up to 5 years, primarily in the trochanteric and superior neck regions, according to recent medical study… …(the)femoral component size has a significant role to play in the change in [bone mineral density] BMD up to 5… Continue reading →

Joyce Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Gross 2004

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LHR Dr. Gross 2004 June 18, 2006 The Amazing Body Hi, Folks. I’m just sitting here reading all the recent posts; I’m still very interested in everyone’s story. It’s been 2.5 years since my surgery (with Dr. Gross) and I’m moving better than ever. But such wasn’t always the case. For a full year before… Continue reading →

Dr. Mont Live Chat September 3, 2008

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Updated 9/3/08 Chat with Dr. Mont on Sept. 3, 2008 in the Surface Hippy Chat  Room [Pat] 7:57 pm: Welcome to our Chat with Dr. Mont[Pat] 7:57 pm: Dr. Mont is from Baltimore MD and has done over 1600 hip resurfacings.[Dr. Mont] 7:57 pm: Hi Pat and everyone. Thanks again Pat for hosting this educational… Continue reading →

Dr. Mont Live Chat February 22, 2012

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Updated 2/23/2012 This is a transcript of a Live Chat in the Surface Hippy Chat Room with Dr. Mont on February 22, 2012 Welcome! You have entered [Doctor Chat] at 6:52 pm [Pat Walter] 8:00 pm: Welcome to our chat with Dr. Mont of Baltimore, MD. [Dr. Mont] 8:00 pm: Ready to go! [Pat Walter]… Continue reading →

Informed Consent for HRA Thomas P. Gross MD Updated 3/12/2014

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Updated 3/12/2014 Original PDF Here: http://www.surfacehippy.info/pdf/dr-gross-HRA consent-3-12-2014.pdf Dr. Gross has now performed over 3500 Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty (HRA) procedures over the last 13 years. Most failures occur during the first year of the healing period. However, there is a slow rate of failure that occurs over time. Therefore the overall failure rate increases for a… Continue reading →

Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing: The Effect of Component Position

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Updated 11/30/08 Link http://proceedings.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/content/abstract/88-B/SUPP_III/432 2006 D.H. Williams; U. Masood; and M.N. Norton Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3LJ, UK. Decreased head-neck ratio diameter and component malposition in total hip arthroplasty are factors known to result in impingement, increased rates of dislocation, wear and failure. In addition to these complications, impingement of the femoral neck… Continue reading →

Metal ion release following hip replacement

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Metal ion release following hip replacement not strongly related to patient activity medical study   Updated 3/9/2010 Metal ion release following hip replacement not strongly related to patient activity Read Complete Article by Clicking Here The amount of patient activity following metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty seems to show little correlation to metal ion release, according… Continue reading →

Dr. Bose Chat August 16,2008

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Updated 8/18/08 Transcript of Dr. Bose Chat in the Surface Hippy Chat Room On August 16, 2008 [Pat Walter] 12:00 pm: I would like to Welcome Dr. Bose to the Surface Hippy Chat Room.Dr. Bose is one of the world’s best hip resurfacing surgeons. He is from Chennai India. He has done over 1200 hip… Continue reading →