The benefits of the Direct Anterior Approach in Hip Resurfacing is avoidance of detaching major muscle groups from bone, a higher likelihood of maintaining the blood supply to the remaining femoral neck, less likelihood of dislocation as the dynamic hip stabilizer (short external rotators) is completely unaffected (posterior approach releases all the dynamic stabilizer of…
Continue reading →Patient Questions Answered by Doctors Updated 1/31/2013 Pre Surgery Questions What precautions do I take before the surgery? Will steroid shots injury my hip? How do I choose a doctor? What questions should I ask my doctor? What kind of equipment will I need after surgery?
Continue reading →Updated 9/22/2012 Click below to read full study By Debra Sherman Sep 14, 2012 (Reuters) – All-metal hip implants, which have been shown to have high failure rates and cause a host of other health problems, were not linked to cancer seven years after implantation, new data show. Concerns have grown in the medical…
Continue reading →Updated 10/2/2014 Read Complete Article by clicking below: https://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 →51 Year Old Male Right Hip – Dr. Gross Link to Mr. B’s Original Journal Page 1 Page 2 About me I am 51 years old. 11 years ago I had a pretty good collision in a hockey game, stretching my right leg in a way it wasn’t ready to stretch. Since then something has…
Continue reading →Updated 10/1/2014 The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is caused by the premature wearing away of cartilage, the gristle that caps the ends of long bones.Osteoarthritis has a predilection for weight-bearing joints such as the neck, low back, hips, and knees. One of the areas that has gained a lot of interest…
Continue reading →The graphics are by Swarm Interactive www.swarminteractive.com This article is taken from the Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org Revision Hip Surgery This surgery replaces worn THR – total hip parts and damaged bone. New, specially made metal, plastic or ceramic components are used to restore normal hip joint stability. Step 1The old plastic liner and metal socket…
Continue reading →LBHR and RBHR – Dr. Jim Powell, Calgary, AB 2006 Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:02 pm My daughter is 14 and has been diagnosed with severe protrusio acetabuli in both hips. In December 05 she was diagnosed and did not have any symptoms. By May she was limping and this summer she went from…
Continue reading →September 16, 2007 Hi All, This is an important topic that is always a worry so I feel a comment is warranted here. First, fortunately infections are rare so you should not all go running around being paranoid about getting one. A little common sense and care can prevent most infections. Antibiotics for dental work…
Continue reading →The ACCIS system for total hip arthroplasty (THA) and resurfacing hip arthroplasty (RHA) consists of metal components for the reconstruction of the acetabulum and metal femoral head components for conventional THA and RHA. The ACCIS metal components are made of a chrome-cobalt-molybdenum alloy, but are different from other metal-on-metal prostheses. The surfaces of…
Continue reading →Surface Hippy® Videos – Surgery Videos 3/25/2015 Doctor Interviews by Patricia Walter P1 Doctor Interviews by Patricia Walter P2 Doctor Interviews Hip Resurfacing Videos Patient Post Op Videos Athletes Videos Surgery Videos Hip Resurfacing Surgery Videos Dr. Kreuzer Anterior Approach from Surface Hippy Videos on Vimeo. Dr. Weeden Performs a Hip Resurfacing Surgery from Surface…
Continue reading →Surface Hippy® Videos – Athletes Videos 3/26/2015 Doctor Interviews by Patricia Walter P1 Doctor Interviews by Patricia Walter P2 Doctor Interviews Hip Resurfacing Videos Patient Post Op Videos Athletes Videos Surgery Videos Hip Resurfacing Athlete Videos Hip Resurfacing Athletes Doug R Skiing After Hip Resurfacing 2013 from Surface Hippy Videos on Vimeo. Athlete Doug R…
Continue reading →Surface Hippy® Videos – Patient Post Op Recovery 3/26/2015 Doctor Interviews by Patricia Walter P1 Doctor Interviews by Patricia Walter P2 Doctor Interviews Hip Resurfacing Videos Patient Post Op Videos Athletes Videos Surgery Videos Patient Post Op Recovery Videos Fabian Kickboxer Bilateral Hip Resurfacing 2008.2009 Dr. Cendrero from Surface Hippy Videos on Vimeo. Linda Selby…
Continue reading →Return to FAQ LIST Dr. BalasubramanianThe radiation therapy is used by some surgeons to prevent heterotropic bone formation following total hip replacement. In cemented total hip replacement this does not cause much problem. However in Hip Resurfacing (Acetabular side) and uncemented total Hip Replacement the fixation of prosthesis is by the natural bone growing on the prosthesis. When…
Continue reading →Updated 8/5/08 Link By Peter Buxbaum Published on August 4, 2008 The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a program that would query public and private databases to help study the efficacy of orthopedic implants. FDA will issue a request for quotations next month in an effort to identify companies that could evaluate orthopedic…
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Continue reading →Updated 1/7/2012 Information from Dr. Bose at the Asian Regional Center for Hip Resurfacing Introduction:The Birmingham Mid Head Resection prosthesis is a recently developed hip prosthesis for patients who are keen on having metal on metal hip resurfacing but do not have enough bone stock in their femoral head to accept a resurfacing implant. The…
Continue reading →7/15/09 ESKA-Bionik®-System Nature leads, we follow. The unique structures of our treatments mimic nature. ESKA Implants offers a wide range of innovative and proven solutions for you and your patients, by interpreting nature through technology. Significant features of the ESKA-Bionik®-System: Based upon modern materials available today and upon our expertise on osseous intergration by cementless…
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