My Hip Resurfacing, Battle with Osteomyelitis and a Fused Hip by Edith Crowther Childhood on a farm until 12 when I went down with Osteomyelitis.(Osteomyelitis is a bone infection often caused by bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus ) Then the following year I came down with Pyomyositis (abscess in the muscle tissue) Both Osteomyelitis and Pyomyositis…
Continue reading →August 2008 Antoniou J, Zukor DJ, Mwale F, Minarik W, Petit A, Huk OL. Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, 3755, Chemin de la Côte Ste-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada. janton@orl.mcgill.ca BACKGROUND: Metal ion toxicity, metal hypersensitivity, and metal carcinogenicity are causes for concern for patients with metal-on-metal hip replacements. Thus,…
Continue reading →The Birmingham (Smith & Nephew, Richards) total HSR was the first to get FDA approval in the US based on an unprecedented FDA decision to approve this implant on the basis of single (developing) surgeon’s foreign data. Cormet 2000 ( Corin Ltd., Stryker) total HSR was the first to be approved based on the usual…
Continue reading →Updated 1/13/2013 Peter Schultzwww.DynamicSportsPT.com 133 E 55th Street New York, NY 10022 212-317-8303Phone: 212.317.8303 Uploaded on Jul 9, 2011 A few exercises included in the Dynamic Sports PT TRX hip program developed for patients returning to sport following hip surgery. Full program and other hip rehabilitation exercises can be viewed at www.DynamicSportsPT.com Pt had hip…
Continue reading →Updated 10/1/08 This is a transcript of a Live Chat in the Surface Hippy Chat Room with Dr. Gross on September 30, 2008 [Dr. Gross] 6:59 pm: Good evening everyone.[] 7:00 pm: Dr. Gross is from SC and has done over 1500 hip resurfacings.[Dr. Gross] 7:00 pm: Thank you, I appreciate you having me []…
Continue reading →Updated 7/28/2012 Researchers set safe upper limit metal ion levels for metal-on-metal hip resurfacings Orthopedics Today, July 2012 Read complete article by clicking here An award-winning study by researchers from Belgium identified safe upper limits of 4.6 µg/L for chromium and 4.0 µg/L for cobalt in unilateral metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasties and 7.4 µg/L for…
Continue reading →Correlation between inclination of the acetabular component and metal ion levels in metal-on-metal hip resurfacing replacement Link http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/content/short/90-B/10/1291 R. De Haan, MD, Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery1; C. Pattyn, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon2; H. S. Gill, DPhil, University Lecturer in Orthopaedic Engineering3; D. W. Murray, MD, FRCS(Orth), Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery3; P. A. Campbell, PhD, Associate Professor4;…
Continue reading →Stachniw C2K, 1/18/05 Jan 19, 2007 Two Year Update Two years ago I had my left hip resurfaced. When I was active on this list I always appreciated the updates from people a few years out, so thought I would do the same. I am pain free, and my hip is flexible and strong. I…
Continue reading →How Long Will a Hip Resurfacing Last for AVN Patients? ***Thank You to Vicky Marlow for gathering this important information Gene, I sent an email to Dr. Bose asking him how long ago he resurfaced his first AVN cases. Here is his response, so basically your answer to whether or not anyone has…
Continue reading →Hip resurfacing arthroplasty ena http://www.orthosupersite.com/view.aspx?rid=94998 A more normal gait at higher speeds is attained through hip resurfacing arthroplasty as compared to standard total hip arthroplasty, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2012 Annual Meeting. Anatole V. Wiik, MBBS and his team, performed a case control study with 63 patients…
Continue reading →15.5 year BHR survivor LBHR September 1991 Dr. McMinn UK Sep 24, 2011 Well it’s now 20 years since Mr McMinn resurfaced my hip. It is still working well. I feel very blessed. Katie Lhip mcminn 1991 Need permission to post Wed Mar 7, 2007 Hi to everyone. I haven’t posted on this site…
Continue reading →BHR Dr. Malhan September 2005 My name is Maria Litzenberger, I am German and am 64 years old. After suffering for 10 years of arthritis in my left hip (the last 2 years have been so bad that I hardly could sleep from pain and hardly could walk) In the hospital I started to walk…
Continue reading →Updated 2/11/2012 Nicolas Fouilleron, MD, Guillaume Wavreille, MD, Nima Endjah, MD and Julien Girard, MD, PhD (j_girard_lille@yahoo.fr) February 1, 2012 Abstract Background: The ability to return to sports activities (especially running) after hip resurfacing arthroplasty seems to be very important for young and active patients who have developed osteoarthritis. Purpose: To assess the quality of…
Continue reading →Dr. De SmetWhat is the normal recovery time? Time on crutches? Time with a cane? Time before I can begin most normal exercise? 1 to 2 weeks 2 crutches, 1 to 2 weeks 1 crutch. No cane. What is normal exercise? Actual daily living means 4 to 5 weeks. More strenuous activities can begin from…
Continue reading →LBHR Dr. Bose 1/06 RBHR Dr. Bala 4/06 IN PRAISE OF DR. BALASUBRAMANIAN (COIMBATORE, INDIA) In January, I had my left hip resurfaced by Dr. Bose in Chennai. Although both hips were almost equally bad (bone on bone), Dr. Bose was very reluctant to operate on both, so I had the left hip operated on,…
Continue reading →July 30, 2014 The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) is celebrating being in clinical use for 17 years today. Since then the BHR has been implanted over 150,000 times and is widely recognised as the most successful hip resurfacing device. Having implanted two more in theatre yesterday Mr McMinn has implanted in excess of 3600 BHR’s…
Continue reading →Dr. De SmetCan both hips be operated at the same time? In severe osteoarthritis of both (bilateral) hips a bilateral procedure can be done. Both hips are operated on the same day. Our experience today has not given more problems when this is performed in healthy people. A continuous epidural catheter and more blood…
Continue reading →August 21, 2006 Hi all I would like to highlight some of the issues involved in injecting cortisone inside hip joint. Cortisone is the powerful anti-inflammatory medicine available right now. It is no doubt a life saving medicine. However it got its own side effects, especially when it is injected inside a joint. It is …
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