Steve’s Bilateral Hip Resurfacing 2008/2009 Dr. Pritchett

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LBHR  12/23/2008 RBHR  12/23/2009   Dr. Pritchett  I am 33 and had a LBHR done by Dr. Pritchett this winter. I too have skied all my life……backcountry, resort, heli, halfpipe, terrain park, all of it. I’ve heard of people retiring to ski after hip resurfacing, but not necessarily at a high and aggressive level. I was… Continue reading →

Alice Pilgeram RBHR Jan 18, 2008 Dr. Gannon

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RBHR  Jan 18, 2008  Dr. Gannon Updated 1/31/09 A Montana Surface Hippy with excessive calcium growths  I am a researcher at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT and an avid tennis player.  We are surrounded by mountains and could spend every weekend hiking, horseback riding and skiing.  My first arthroscopic crisis occurred about 3 years… Continue reading →

Denise Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Rogerson 2008

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RBHR   Dr. Rogerson   2/14/08 Read Denise’s Full Blog about her Hip Resurfacing- http://www.denisemalloy.com/journal/month/february-2008 Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 11:46PM After all the hoopla, travel and what seemed like waiting longer than a full-term pregnancy, surgery is over. I am officially a Bionic Woman. I was scheduled first up at 7:30 on Valentine’s Day, what a… Continue reading →

John Voinovich Biomet Uncemented Feb. 27, 2008 Dr. Gross

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Biomet Uncemented    Feb. 27, 2008   Dr. Gross John Voinovich March 23, 2008 52 Surgery Date: Feb. 27,2008 Biomet / uncemented Team: Dr. Tom Gross; Lee Webb; Nancy Smith; and Physical Terrorist “Killer” Carter from Providence Hospital in Columbia Brief History: Clinically diagnosed in dire need of a THR in March of 2001. Stopped running… Continue reading →

Steve Goulet Cormet Dr. Kreuzer 12/10/2008

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Cormet  Dr. Kreuzer  12/10/2008   Greetings from Houston, Texas! On December 10, 2008 I had a Cormet Hip Resurfacing prosthesis using the direct anterior approach performed by Dr. Stefan Kreuzer.  The anterior direct approach (also known as "Smith Peteresen") is relatively rare in the U.S. as many surgeons have not yet been trained with this… Continue reading →

Ray’s hip resurfacing with Dr. Sittiporn 2008

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ASR Dr. Sittiporn  2008  July 28. 2008 Hi, firstly congratulations and many thanks for the excellent website and fantastic information. It was really helpful. I am now 3 months on from a resurfacing to my left hip using an ASR device. The orthopedic surgeon was Dr Sittiporn from Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok Thailand. He tells… Continue reading →

Hip Resurfacing Femoral Neck Fracture Influenced by Valgus Placement

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Link http://www.medcompare.com/litupdate.asp?ArticleID=14960&typeid=24 1/1/2008 Journal: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Citation: 465:71-79, December 2007. Authors: Carolyn Anglin, PhD, PEng; Bassam A Masri, MD, FRCSC; Jérôme Tonetti, MD; Antony J Hodgson, PhD, PEng; Nelson V Greidanus, MD, FRCSC Femoral neck fracture is the most common short-term concern after hip resurfacing arthroplasty. Currently, there is little basis to… Continue reading →

Jury returned a verdict today in favor of DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. Concerning ASR

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4/22/2013 Statement Regarding ASR Hip System Verdict in Chicago, ILTuesday, April 16, 2013 A jury in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, returned a verdict today in favor of DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. in a product liability lawsuit concerning the ASR™ Hip System. "DePuy’s actions concerning the product were appropriate and responsible, including the program… Continue reading →

Wright Medical Group FDA Approval Conserve Plus

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Updated 3/8/2010 ARLINGTON, Tenn.-(BUSINESS WIRE) – Nov. 9, 2009 – Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WMGI), a global orthopaedic medical device company, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given approval to the Company to market its original CONSERVE® Plus Total Hip Resurfacing System. Now available in the United States,… Continue reading →

Do Cysts prevent hip resurfacing by Thomas P Gross 2011

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Updated 11/11/2012 Is there added risk in resurfacing a femoral head with cysts? Thomas P Gross and Fei Liu 17 October 2011 Abstract Background Femoral head cysts have been identified as a risk factor for early femoral failures after metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) based on limited scientific data. However, we routinely performed HRA if… Continue reading →

Sample Appeal letter to TRICARE

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  To Whom it May Concern,   Re:  Appeal # xxxxx I want to bring to your attention an inconsistency in the TRICARE policies regarding total hip resurfacing and FDA-approved devices.  Over the last 6-months I have been evaluated and clinically qualified as meeting all the criteria and indications for a Birmingham Hip Resurfacing procedure… Continue reading →

Why is Hip Resurfacing better than THR

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Your most asked questions answered by doctors Why is Hip Resurfacing better then a Total Hip Replacement? Dr. De Smet "Theoretic advantages are less bone destruction, less bone resection, normal femoral loading, avoidance of stress shielding, maximum proprioceptive feedback, and restoration of normal anatomy. In addition, reduced risk of dislocation, less leg inequality problems, and… Continue reading →

Is it Time for Cementless Hip Resurfacing? Dr. Julien Girard

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Updated 10/28/2012 Read Complete Article by clicking below: http://www.surfacehippy.info/pdf/is-it-time-for-cementless-hip-resurfacing-Girard-2011.pdf Abstract Background: Metal-on-metal bearing with cemented femoral component and cementless acetabular fixation is the current standard in surface replacement arthroplasty (RSA) of the hip. Because of concerns about the long-term survivorship of cemented stems in conventional hip arthroplasty, it seems logical to achieve cementless fixation on… Continue reading →