Updated 8/29/08 Leonard R. Walter MBBS(Syd), FRACS, FAOrthA, Ed Marel MBBS(Syd), FRCS Ed (Orth), FRACS, FAOrthAa, Richard Harbury MBBS(Syd), FRACS, FAOrthAa and Jenny Wearne RN aPeninsula Orthopaedics Research Institute, DEE WHY NSW 2099, Australia Received 28 November 2006; accepted 7 July 2007 Abstract The most appropriate blood fraction for the measurement of metal ions in…
Continue reading →Updated 6/27/2012 Approaches in hip resurfacing by Dr. Gross The path that surgeons choose to arrive at the hip joint is called the "approach". There are many different basic approaches used for hip resurfacing. None has been proven to be superior to others based on valid scientific research. Basically, I recommend that a surgeon use… Continue reading →
Dr. Gross January 3, 2007 Saturday, February 03, 2007 5:55 PM Hi, I am a 55 year old male. Dr. Gross performed HRS on my right hip January 3, 2007. Although everyone might not have my experience I would like to share it with others. Briefly: surgery at 0730 weds 1/3/2007 I was able to… Continue reading →
Dr. Schmalzried March 2004 Updated 5/9/2010 By Jeanette Steele, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Sunday, May 2, 2010 Navy Chief Petty Officer Mike Carrol deployed to Iraq in 2007 and remains on active duty today, at 53, to train fellow reservists. Mike Carroll couldn’t touch his knees together. Couldn’t play basketball with his children. Couldn’t walk other… Continue reading →
December 12, 2014 Orlando FL Read Complete Article Here: http://www.healio.com/orthopedics/hip/news/online/{57d1fb7b-1c1f-46fe-a320-3cf8cfbf7f58}/speaker-success-of-hip-resurfacing-depends-on-device-technique-in-properly-selected-patients "Resurfacing is very attractive to patients, less attractive to surgeons because there are many ways to get into trouble. If you do it, if you do the deep dive, you will become a better hip surgeon," Peter J. Brooks, MD, FRCS(C), said at the Current… Continue reading →
The continuing controversy – Thomas P. Gross MD. 7/4/2015 Young women who desire a more functional hip replacement were recently dealt a large blow when the smaller sizes of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) device were withdrawn from the market by Smith Nephew Richards because the 10-year revision rate for women was higher than for… Continue reading →