New Promising Data on S&N’s BIRMINGHAM HIP™ System Link http://www.ryortho.com/NEWSSHORTS/volume3/issue39/12-10-07-NS-New.htm By Elizabeth Hofheinz, MEd, MPH December 10, 2007 No more wondering Down Under. The data is in. Smith & Nephew, Inc.’s Orthopaedic Reconstruction business is announcing the release of positive six-year clinical data by the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry on the company’s…
Continue reading →Updated 1/25/2012 More information can be found here: http://www.mcminncentre.co.uk/news-archive.html 1st February 2012 Metal-on-Metal Implants – Addressing the Negative Press We have been receiving phone calls following recent press reports on failed metal-on-metal hip implants. We understand these sensationalist stories may cause anxiety among some patients. However, we would like to reassure our patients that these…
Continue reading →Adoption of Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty at Hospital for Special Surgery: a Cohort Study Edwin P. Su and Sherwin L. Su June 4, 2010 Background Hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) is an alternative to traditional total hip replacement (THR) that allows for the preservation of femoral bone. It is a more technically difficult procedure that has led…
Continue reading →Click Arrow to view videoJoseph Daniel, Director of Research at the McMinn Center in Birmingham UK, talks about the 10 year survival of double heat-treated resurfacings from 1996 and the effect that these heat treatments had on this series of hip resurfacings. The McMinn Centre 25 Highfield Road Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3DP Tel: 0121…
Continue reading →This article is from the DGReview Surgeon Volume Influences Rate of Total Hip Replacement Revision A DGReview of :"Early failures of total hip replacement: Effect of surgeon volume" Arthritis & Rheumatism 04/28/2004 By Emma Hitt, PhD Patients treated by surgeons who perform few total hip replacements (THR) per year are more likely to undergo…
Continue reading →Acclaimed for exceptional patient care and for its reputation among healthcare professionals New York – July 16, 2013 U.S. News & World Report has again named Hospital for Special Surgery the top hospital in the country for orthopedics in its 2013 "Best Hospitals" survey. The hospital also ranked as a leader in rheumatology at number…
Continue reading →Return to FAQ LIST Dr. Beaule According to Beaulé, the following patient selection factors can favorably impact modern resurfacing outcomes: no large femoral head cyst; no osteopenia; younger than 65 years old; and no prior hip surgery. "My current ideal indications for hip resurfacing are patients age less than 60 years, risk index less…
Continue reading →Updated 8/12/08 Proper Positioning The top of your cane should reach to the crease in your wrist when you stand up straight. Your elbow should bend a bit when you hold your cane. Hold the cane in the hand opposite the side that needs support. Walking When you walk, the cane and your injured leg…
Continue reading →FDA Approved in US Updated 3/8/2010 Visit the Wright Medical Conserve Plus Website to learn more by clicking here Unlike a total hip replacement, a surface replacement is designed to conserve more of your natural thigh bone. By saving all of this bone stock, your physician is able to more accurately reproduce your natural…
Continue reading →Mäkelä K. Acta Orthop. 2014 Original Article Available by Clicking Here The use of metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty implants was not linked to a higher risk of cancer in patients compared to the use of non-metal-on-metal devices… …Using information from the Finnish Arthroplasty Register, the researchers compared 10,728 patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implants to…
Continue reading →April 2, 2014 Original Article http://newsroom.aaos.org/media-resources/Press-releases/despite-economic-times-us-demand-for-total-joint-replacement-remains-steady.htm ROSEMONT, Ill. A new study appearing in the April issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery(JBJS) showed that the economic downturns in the 2000s did not substantially influence the national growth trends for hip and knee arthroplasty in the United States. The new data support the authors’…
Continue reading →Read Complete Study by clicking here May 2011 Despite being proclaimed as "The operation of the century," total hip arthroplasty is far from an ideal procedure. In fact, one study found that "in spite of a good hip score, only 43% of patients had all of their expectations completely fulfilled," said Robert L. Barrack, MD,…
Continue reading →Metal-on-metal hip replacement h NHS hospitals to be banned from fitting metal-on-metal hip replacements after high failure rate NHS hospitals are to be banned from fitting most metal-on-metal hip replacements after a study found unacceptably high failure rates among implants in 17, 000 patients http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/nhs/10406198/NHS-hospitals-to-be-banned-from-fitting-metal-on-metal-hip-replacements-after-high-failure-rate.html Mr. Treacy’s Comments: Metal-on-metal hip replacement has not been "banned";…
Continue reading →LBMHR 26/05/06 RBMHR 02/11/06 Mr. McMinn Birmingham Mid Head Resection Prostheses As I stand today my bilateral BMHR had been a complete success – I can’t even remember how terrible my life was before I had this done 🙂 It’s over a year since I had hip no 2 done and over 18 months since…
Continue reading →Goulding K, Beaule PE, Kim PR, Fazekas A. 2010 Read full abstract by clicking here Source Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Abstract BACKGROUND: Although injury to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) is a known complication of anterior approaches to the hip and pelvis, no study has…
Continue reading →RESURFACING ARTHROPLASTY FOR PATIENTS WITH OSTEONECROSIS 2008 B.N. Stulberg; S.M. Fitts; J.D. Zadzilka; and K. Trier Cleveland Center for Joint Reconstruction, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio USA Introduction: The suitability of third generation metal-on-metal hip resurfacing for patients with a primary diagnosis of osteonecrosis (ON) has been debated. The preservation of femoral head bone stock for femoral…
Continue reading →Updated 11/2/2012 8-Feb-2012 Excessive sporting activity may impair long-term success of hip resurfacing Patients should limit activities to maintain hip prosthesis SAN FRANCISCO – In hip resurfacing the femoral ball in the hip joint is not removed, but instead is trimmed and capped with a smooth metal covering. Young and active patients with arthritis…
Continue reading →Updated 11/9/09 Dr. Su’s experience with hip resurfacing shows 1.3% complication rate November 16, 2011 Original Link http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=89618 The retrospective study, which analyzed 925 hip resurfacings performed by Edwin Su, MD, between 2004 and 2009 with a minimum follow-up of 2 years, looked at three implants: Wright Medical’s Conserve Plus Total Resurfacing Hip System, Biomet…
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