Updated 4/7/2012 Surgeons told to stop using hip implant Ingrid Torjesen Tuesday, 3 April 2012 The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has told surgeons to stop using a particular combination of metal-on-metal total hip replacements because it has an unacceptably high fail rate compared with other implants. Information from the England and…
Continue reading →BHR December 8, 2006 Dr. Klug January 27, 2007 I’m not sure I am contacting the right person, but my name is Bert Eisenstaedt. I had a resurfacing procedure, December 8, 2006, performed by Dr. Raphael Klug, located in Roseville, Ca and is a Kaiser orthopaedic surgeon. I received a BHR. I was on…
Continue reading →From the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Fracture of the Neck of the Femur After Surface Arthroplasty of the Hip The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) 86:1874-1877 (2004) © 2004 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. Harlan C. Amstutz, MD1, Pat A. Campbell, PhD1 and Michel J. Le Duff,…
Continue reading →Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 3:30 PM Metal allergy – an OS writes While metal allergies are indeed rare, they can be (or have the effect of being) all too real….. My wife is 31 yrs old and had her right hip resurfaced 2 years ago by Dr. De Smet (she originally broke her hip…
Continue reading →Allergic to Bone Cement R Biomet Cementless July 2007 Dr. Su I am a 52 year old female and had right hip resurfacing at the Hospital for Special Surgeries on July 6, 2007 with Dr. Edwin Su. Prior to that surgery I had had arthroscopic surgery to my right hip in 2002 for a labral…
Continue reading →Updated 2/15/12 Read more here: http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=92453 Although metal allergy with total joint replacement exists, the prevalence of this condition is unknown, according to Joshua J. Jacobs, MD. "Metal allergy [with] orthopedic implants has been well documented in isolated cases," Jacobs said during his presentation at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting/Orthopaedics Research…
Continue reading →Focus on Bioengineering and Metal on Metal Hip Replacement Click on Article above to read complete Story
Continue reading →Return to FAQ LIST Dr. Su: I still use the BHR, Conserve Plus, and Biomet Recap. I think the devices are very similar, but the BHR has the longest track record, which is very important to me. The other devices do have the benefit of more sizes than the BHR for right now (at least…
Continue reading →Gallery of Unusual or Difficult Hip Resurfacing by Mr. Mark Bloomfield The Runnymede Hospital, Chertsey Princess Margaret Hospital, Windsor Woking Nuffield Hospital Contact private secretary at (01753) 743358 for an appointment Email: private@thehipclinic.co.uk These photos are taken directly from Dr. Bloomfields website AVN, proximal migration and extrusion. Successful Resurfacing (With bone…
Continue reading →Updated 10/2/2014 Listed below are older patient stories with the cost of their hip resurfacing surgeries. I am in the process of trying to find the estimated costs for travel overseas with experienced hip resurfacing surgeons. If you have a newer story you would like to add, please send it to pwalter@surfacehippy.info Quoted Costs for…
Continue reading →Updated 3/3/2010 Knowing the cause of resurfacing failure can ensure successful conversion to THR by Edwin Su, MD The shell can be retained in cases involving femoral neck fracture, femoral loosening or impingement. March 2010 Causes of failure "The cause of failure must be carefully assessed prior to the conversion surgery in order to ensure…
Continue reading →by Thomas P. Gross, MD (d), Fei Liu, PhD (d) Updated 10/1/2014 Incidence of Adverse Wear Reactions in Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty: A Comparison with the Oxford StudyThomas P. Gross, MD (d), Fei Liu, PhD (d) Midlands Orthopaedics, Columbia, SC Introduction In 2009, the Oxford Group reported a 1.8% rate of revision for pseudotumours in a…
Continue reading →***Thank You to Vicky Marlow for gathering this important information The post approach which I employ is traditionally known as the muscle sparing approach and the anterior and anterolateral approaches which is very popular in the U.S and some parts of Europe are the muscle compromising approaches. The muscle here refers to the Abductor group…
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Continue reading →Updated 9/14/08 The choice of approach to use for resurfacing has received much attention and I believe extra "hype." In multiple studies now published, there are no reported clinical differences in the short term and up to ten years of follow-up between anterior and posterior approaches. I believe that any approach can be used and…
Continue reading →April 2013 What are the alternatives to hip replacement for arthritis of the hip? First line treatment: 1. Physiotherapy to learn ‘joint protection’. 2. Swimming or cycling each morning to ‘loosen up’ the hip. 3. Soft soled shoes and avoiding impact. 4. Diet rich in Omega 3 (essentially a fish diet – OK for people…
Continue reading →Cobalt And Chromium Ion Levels In Patients With a Metal On Metal Hip Resurfacing Prosthesis AAOS San Diego Convention Center, Sails Pavilion 2007 Adult Reconstruction Hip Michael Dunbar, MD, PhD Halifax NS Canada (a) G Yves Laflamme, MD ,FRCS Montreal QC Canada (a) Paul E Beaule, MD Ottawa ON Canada (a,e) Anna Conway, MSc (n)…
Continue reading →Updated 1/7/2013 Smith & Nephew Announcement about THR femur component for BHR revisions 9/2012 Why was there a modification to the indications for use for the BIRMINGHAM HIP Modular Head? We have modified the indications for use of the BIRMINGHAM HIP Modular Head after a careful review of available data and the decreased utilization of…
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