Mr. McMinn December 2008 December 02, 2008 Linda is a massage therapist from Essex. She had a history of allergic reactions to cheap metal and as a result of this underwent a metal allergy test following her initial consultation. The allergy results showed that she was positive to Nickel and as a result she was…
Continue reading →Cormet Anterior CHR Dr. Kreuzer 7/9/08 Big Bill with a Bright Future and a Great Cormet Resurfacing …I go in for resurfacing on 7/9. My surgeon is Dr. Stefan Kreuzer at Memorial Bone & Joint in Houston. He has done 50 resurfacings to date. He does the anterior approach (see the animated video on his…
Continue reading →RBHR Feb. 4, 2008 LBHR March 10, 2008 Dr. Hickman I have been hovering around your surface hippy website for quite a while now, and since I have now gone through the 1st of my 2 BHR procedures, I thought I would write and maybe help in contributing my $.02 worth. By the way, thanks…
Continue reading →RBHR 2006 Mr. McMinn Maina Gielgud has been a professional ballet dancer all her life. Following her hip surgery she has continued to perform ballet to a high standard. She is now predominantly a ballet coach.
Continue reading →LBHR Dr. Hozack May 7, 2008 My name is Nick Stam, age 53. I had LBHR performed by Dr. William Hozack at the Rothman Institute in Philadelpha on May 7, 2008. It was a great success, but not without a significant setback… It’s now 10 months post-op as I write this story. Let me back…
Continue reading →Bilateral Hip Resurfacing Sept. 19, 2008 Dr. Su I am Walter Bussart from Nashville, Tn. I had bilateral HR by Dr. Su on Sept 19,2008. I am 66 years old. Hospital for 5 days and flew home. Crutches for 4 weeks and started driving before 5 weeks. I am very pleased with my progress now…
Continue reading →RBHR Dr. Chhabra 9/22/2008 I met with Dr. Chhabra and he answered all my questions (22 of them) I’m set to have right a BHR on 9-22-08. He has done over 50 now and I feel confident with him so I am going for it. I had some concerns about cemented vs. uncemented, as well…
Continue reading →May 14, 2008 Dr. Gross I am a 35 year old male and was diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis in my left hip at the age of 28. I was also told my right hip showed early signs of osteoarthritis. My orthopedist recommended that I immediately stop running and playing basketball. He really did not want…
Continue reading →L ASR Dr. Wilson Wang Singapore Nov. 24, 2008 My name is Peter Huang and I’m a 26 year old Singaporean musician. I’d like to add my name to the list of resurfaced people around the world. Mine was done on Nov. 24th 2008, on the left side only. It is a Depuy ASR, done…
Continue reading →BHR risks of the very thin patient July 13, 2008 Aside from the challenges of being skinny, my surgery and recovery have been very successful. The X-rays at 6 weeks looked fabulous, the doctor team has been accessible by telephone, and at 8 weeks I am swimming, riding bike, and walking nearly free of a…
Continue reading →Thank you so very much for your website – I’m grateful for the quality and organized delivery of the information available here – I plan to return to the site in just a few minutes, provide a donation, and buy a fun t-shirt. There is nowhere else to go for the comprehensive information, authentic real-life…
Continue reading →Left BHR May 07 Right Cormet June 08 Dr. DiCesare I live in the Sierra Foothills, am a retired teacher and have just received my 2nd resurface ( left May ’07) through UCD Medical in Sac, CA. Last year it was a BHR and all was well. This new device is the Corin Cormet model.…
Continue reading →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 →RBHR Dr. Shahrdar December 2008 Updated 5/21/2010 I am located in Shreveport La. and my doctor is Cambize Shahrdar. I raced motocross my whole life and my body got beaten up pretty bad. The hips always seemed to be involved in crashes. Also, racing motocross requires a lot of training like running and biking which…
Continue reading →Bilateral Resurfacing Dr. Bargren Nov. & March 2008 Hi, I’m Annie from Tacoma giving an update. I had my left hip resurfaced by Dr. Bargren Nov. 11 at Allenmore Hosp. I am very happy I had it done now instead of delaying any longer. Thankfully it only had 1 cyst instead of several like my…
Continue reading →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 →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 →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…
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