FOR WOMEN THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE, BECAUSE THEY CAN GET CONSERVE PLUS WHICH HAS NOT THESE RESTRICTIONS, BECAUSE THERE IS A LARGER MARGIN AND COVERAGE!!!! SO YOU CAN PUBLISH THIS ON YOUR WEBSITE ALSO WITH MY REMARKS!!! THAT IS WHAT I WROTE IN MY BOOKLET ALREADY 6 YEARS AGO (you can find on… Continue reading →
Updated September 2008 Thomas P. Gross, MD1 and Fei Liu, PhD1 Link http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/Supplement_3/32 1 Midlands Orthopaedics, 1910 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201 Background: Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing with hybrid fixation has been introduced as an alternative to standard total hip arthroplasty, especially for young and active patients. There are few studies in the literature on the… Continue reading →
Early Post Op Exercises The exercises shown on this page are typical to what many surgeons suggest after hip replacement surgery. Your surgeon may specify different exercises and you should only do what your own surgeon suggests for your particular case. These exercises are important for increasing circulation to your legs and feet to prevent… Continue reading →
By Kani 12/20/06 My costs for my bilateral resurfacing with Dr. De Smet on Dec 20, 2006: I spent 11 nights in the Villa which is more than a single hip resurfacing and was 4 days in the hospital which is also longer than the single hip resurfacing. My costs were: Surgery in Belgium Costs… Continue reading →
Paul 5 weeks after Surgery This is exactly 5 weeks after having a Birmingham Hip Resurfacing installed in my hip. At this point I was just beginning to walk without any crutches or cane – you can see the atrophy in my right leg (and my left leg). Without the ability to walk the… Continue reading →