By Pat Campbell Hello Pat Walter from Surface Hippies contacted me. I want to make it clear that I am not a qualified pathologist, nor a medical doctor, I am just a researcher with an interest in hip resurfacing and biomaterial compatibility. I run an independent implant retrieval research laboratory within the J. Vernon Luck…
Continue reading →Updated 4/23/2013 Perspective Patients and Patients often ask if the stem of the acetabular component of the BHR is cemented. The stem itself is not, the cement is placed into the cup of the component. An explanation from Mr. McMinn’s "Modern Hip Resurfacing" book explains the process: Page 286 Chapter 22 Implanation of the Femoral…
Continue reading →Alternative Bearing Surfaces (Hip) Presented at AAOS by Dr. Peter J. Brooks on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 7:00 AM Author(s): Carlos A. Higuera, MD, Bay Village, Ohio; Kurt P. Spindler, MD, Garfield Hts, Ohio; Gregory J. Strnad, MS, Lyndhurst, Ohio; Peter J. Brooks, MD, FRCS(C) Cleveland, Ohio INTRODUCTION: Hip resurfacing has been proposed as a…
Continue reading →Updated 3/10/2010 Dear Pat, Thank you for the work you do, it helps so many. Computer aided navigation is an interesting concept. However, there is no evidence that it leads to better clinical outcomes and fewer failures. On the other hand, there is ample evidence that surgeon experience has a dramatic effect on outcomes and…
Continue reading →Cemented THR, Uncemented THR and Birmingham Hip Replacement outcomes compared for death rate and revision rate BMJ 2012; 344 doi: (Published 14 June 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e3319 D J W McMinn, consultant orthopaedic surgeon1, K I E Snell, PhD student2, J Daniel, director of research1, R B C Treacy, consultant orthopaedic surgeon3,…
Continue reading →Updated 10/25/2014 Many countries have National Registries that keep statistics about all orthopedic surgeries performed and medical devices used. They include excellent information about hip resurfacing results. National Joint Replacement Registry of Australia National Joint Registry of England, Wales and Northern Ireland NZ Joint Registry The National Registries are often long, technical and very detailed…
Continue reading →Over the last couple of months I began to occasionally have some mild groin pain and popping of the hip. I contacted Dr Ure and x-rays were ordered. After nearly two months, and several phone calls to his office for the results, Dr Ure finally contacted me. Per his chart document he stated…
Continue reading →Dr. De SmetWhat kind of physical therapy do you recommend for your resurfacing patients and for how long ? Everything like they feel. For general rehab you could take 6 weeks, 3 months. If patients want to progress harder they can have longer or more frequent physiotherapy, but this would then be more like fitness…
Continue reading →Updated 2/7/2010 February 2009 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons READ COMPLETE ARTICLE BY CLICKING HERE This statement provides recommendations to supplement practitioners in their clinical judgment regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with a joint prosthesis. It is not intended as the standard of care nor as a substitute for clinical judgment as it is impossible…
Continue reading →Updated 4/30/09 Was standing on my good leg, operated leg was at about a 90 degree angle while I put some cream on my knee. Probably bent forward and flexed my hip a bit, the operated side knee rotated in and I started to fall. Tried to push with the operated leg to right myself,…
Continue reading →Blood and urine metal ion levels in young and active patients after Birmingham hip resurfacing arthroplasty FOUR-YEAR RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE LONGITUDINAL STUDY J. Daniel, FRCS, Director of Research1; H. Ziaee, BSc(Hons), Biomedical Scientist1; C. Pradhan, FRCS, Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon1; P. B. Pynsent, PhD, Director2; and D. J. W. McMinn, FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon1 1…
Continue reading →Update 11/11/2012 Costa CR, Johnson AJ, Naziri Q, Mont MA. 2011 – Source Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21215, USA. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing has provided an alternative to standard total hip arthroplasty in younger, more active patients. However, detractors argue that many of the benefits of resurfacing can be…
Continue reading →Updated 2/20/2010 DEAR PAT WHAT ABOUT NAVIGATION Today navigation is still a tool that is not easy to use and that needs a certain learning curve as resurfacing itself also has. So it is not a useful tool today for resurfacing beginners, where it should be! It would be nice if it would be a…
Continue reading →BHR December 13, 2007 Dr. Rogerson Updated 8/25/09 Scott Tinley was one of the most prolific triathletes of all time, competing in and winning hundreds of triathlons all over the globe. Scott has been suffering through hip problems for a number of years and recently decided to have his hip resurfaced on Thursday, December 13th…
Continue reading →How Surgeons Acquire Experience by Dr. Rubinstein From: “drpugs” to: Yahoo Surface Hippy Discussion Group Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 2:53 AM Subject: THE FIRST HUNDRED Hi All, Just catching up after not having time since the end of may. I noted many posts on the number of cases (a new surgeon) needed to become…
Continue reading →Clinical experience of Ganz surgical dislocation approach for metal-on-metal hip resurfacing Updated 3/25/2010 Clinical experience of Ganz surgical dislocation approach for metal-on-metal hip resurfacing Beaulé PE, Shim P, Banga K 2009 Jun 24 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19553070 The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Although the posterior approach is the most commonly used for hip resurfacing,…
Continue reading →Updated 10/16/09 Blood metal ion concentrations after hip resurfacing arthroplasty A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ARTICULAR SURFACE REPLACEMENTAND BIRMINGHAM HIP RESURFACING ARTHROPLASTIES Summary There have been no large comparative studies of the blood levels of metal ions after implantation of commercially available hip resurfacing devices which have taken into account the effects of femoral size and…
Continue reading →Recovery – Life At Home Other Posts by Lynn This Is What It Means To Be Healed June In Belgium – My Second BHR What It Is Like Having Surgery In Belgium Life At Home 6 Weeks After My First BHR Surgery Dear Ones, I have been home for 10 days now. It has managed…
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