From the Hip Replacement Handbook by Brian McGrory Read More about Blood Clots Updated 7/5/08 By Brian McGrory Blood Clots Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to body tissues and organs. Veins are blood vessels through which blood travels from all parts of the body back to the heart. A…
Continue reading →THE INFLUENCE OF MALPOSITIONING OF THE COMPONENTS R. De Haan, MD, Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery1; P. A. Campbell, PhD, Research Scientist2; E. P. Su, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon3; and K. A. De Smet, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon4 1 University Hospital Brussels, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium. 2 J. Vernon Luck Snr MD, Orthopaedic Research Centre, Orthopaedic Hospital/University…
Continue reading →Return to FAQ LIST Dr. BoseOne of my patients from India who has had a resurfacing, briefed me on the current discussion in the surfachippy forum regarding Dr. Klappers opinion of losing acetabular bone in an attempt to preserve femoral head bone in resurfacing. He wanted to know my opinion and I thought it would…
Continue reading →April 1999 to April 2004 1: J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 Apr;87(4):463-4. Femoral neck fractures following Birmingham hip resurfacing: a national review of 50 cases. Shimmin AJ, Back D. Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, 33 The Avenue, Windsor, Victoria 3181, Australia. ashimmin@optusnet.com.au Between April 1999 and April 2004, 3497 Birmingham hips were inserted by 89 surgeons.…
Continue reading →June 6, 2008 My health insurance company (VHI) here covered my operation and costs in full. The total hospital charges inclusive of 6 days accommodation in a private hospital, theatre fees, all medical services, bloods, drugs, prostheses, and all consumables appropriate to the procedure cost € 14,520 euro. The Surgeons charge was € 1,510.67 and…
Continue reading →Bone Healing by Dr. Michael Broder Updated 8/17/2011 Introduction by Patricia Walter: Occasionally people have hip device failures due to pushing too hard right after surgery or doing hard impact sports or activities too soon. There are stories of people with hip resurfacings that required revisions to THRs. Dr. Broder, a hip resurfacing patient and…
Continue reading →James W. Pritchett MD, 901 Boren Ave. #900, Seattle, WA 98104 bonerecon@aol.com(206) 779-2590. Abstract Background: Cross-linked polyethylene has much less wear than conventional polyethylene and can used in a more bone conserving thickness of 4 mm. We have used it for hip resurfacing since 2001. Questions/Purposes: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a highly cross-linked…
Continue reading →Smith & Nephew Press Conference about the Safety and Effectiveness of Hip Resurfacing with the BHR – Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device Updated 5/6/2010 Smith & Nephew Press Conference about the Safety and Effectiveness of Hip Resurfacing with the BHR – Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device Review by Patricia WalterMay 6, 2010Introduction: Joseph M. DeVivo, President of…
Continue reading →Dr. De Smet 2006 Insurance Appeals 101 For those of you who have not had experience with insurance appeals, here’s a couple of tips I learned helping patient families with insurance appeals: (1)First and foremost, read your policy – the full document with all of the legalese, not just the coverage pages. Your employer…
Continue reading →Updated 10/2/2014 Antibiotics for Dental Work and Hip Surgery 2012 Recommendations Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Bacteremia in Patients with Joint Replacements by AAOS 2009 Antiobiotics and Dental Work Recommendations 2008
Continue reading →Return to FAQ LIST Dr. Su For the socket, I believe it takes 3 to 6 months before the bone is fully grown onto the implant. I believe the femoral bone is something that continually remodels, since it is alive. I believe that it is weaker initially after surgery, but strengthens with gradual activity,…
Continue reading →Return to FAQ LIST Updated 1/2/2012 Mr. McMinn at the the McMinn Centre Malposition of the cup in relation to the head in such a way that the wear patch approaches the edge of bearing surface leads to excessive wear. Cup abduction (or Inclination) is a two dimensional assessment. Malposition in the third dimension…
Continue reading →Original Article: January 30, 2012 This prospective observational study of 499 patients with hip resurfacing and 255 patients with total hip arthroplasty compared outcomes for 2 years. We used propensity scores to identify matched cohorts of 118 patients with hip resurfacing and 118 patients with total hip arthroplasty. We used these cohorts to compare…
Continue reading →by Patricia Walter 2008 Updated 10/1/2014 The word Arthritis is defined in the dictionary as "inflammation of the joint or joints." Inflammation is usually in the synovium. The amount of cartilage damage and inflammation varies with the type and stage of arthritis. Normally pain is caused by inflammation in the early stages of arthritis. The…
Continue reading →A new surgical robot is making medical undergraduates three times more accurate during practice hip operations, according to pilot study to be discussed at a conference this week (8 February 2008). Link News Website Delegates at the British Society for Computer Aided Orthopaedic Surgery Conference will hear that results from a pilot study saw graduates…
Continue reading →Published on Sep 5, 2014 Description: Dr. Pritchett describes and demonstrates cement less ceramic polyethylene hip resurfacing. This is a sports hip.
Continue reading →Updated 3/21/2011 U.S. FDA to Collect Adverse Event Data Despite UK Recall of Metal Hip Implants http://fdanews.com/newsletter/article?issueId=14568&articleId=135224 Quality problems with metal-on-metal (MoM) hip replacement systems, like Johnson & Johnson (J&J)’s ASR devices, may not be as widespread as UK data indicates, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says. National Joint Registry of England and…
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