Return to FAQ LIST A letter about FDA Approvals and Hip Resurfacing Components by Dr. Gross The Birmingham (Smith & Nephew, Richards) total HSR was the first to get FDA approval in the US based on an unprecedented FDA decision to approve this implant on the basis of single (developing) surgeon’s foreign data. Cormet…
Continue reading →I am 3 weeks post op from a Dr. Gross resurf. Here are a few thoughts for those who are considering the procedure: 1. Dr. Gross uses a minimal invasion procedure, the incision is only 4 inches. Special tools have been designed in order to work effectively through such a small opening, however, I believe…
Continue reading →Updated 10/2/2014 Peter Brooks MD, FRCS(C) www.clevelandclinic.org 216-444-4284 brooksp@ccf.org I have been performing hip resurfacing at Cleveland Clinic using the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System (BHR) since 2006, shortly after it became the first resurfacing device to be approved by the FDA. Two of my partners perform BHR as well. We also perform total hip replacement…
Continue reading →Updated 2/20/2010 Hi Pat,Thanks for the mail. Using computer navigation in joint surgery is a double edged weapon. While potentially it can reduce the number of outliers, it can also cause tremendous deviations and absurd placements which would never be done with conventional jigs. I have seen many examples of this done elsewhere and referred…
Continue reading →by Dr. Balasubramanian Updated August 06, 2006 Radiation Therapy To Prevent Heterotopic Bone Formation Hi all The 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…
Continue reading →The controversy regarding adverse wear in metal-metal bearings by Dr. Gross 2010 Updated 10/1/2014 The controversy regarding adverse wear in metal-metal bearings Thomas P. Gross, MD 3/5/2010 I have used over 3000 metal bearings in primary total hip and hip resurfacing as well as revision surgery. I have revised 2 for adverse wear 7 years…
Continue reading →Updated 7/5/08 Your doctor has prescribed anti-coagulation medications to prevent blood clots and increase the blood flow in your legs. Along with taking your medications as prescribed, T.E.D. anti-embolism stockings will help prevent blood clots in the deep veins of your legs. What are T.E.D. Anti-embolism stockings? Commonly referred to as TED or TEDS…
Continue reading →Dr. Bala India April 7, 2006 Having posted just once or twice before my BHR with Dr. Bala in India April 7, may I introduce myself to my fellow surface hippies. My story in a concise paragraph or two: car accident in ’95, then with the skills and experience of a long-time Outward Bound instructor…
Continue reading →Updated 11/2/2012 22-Dec-2011 NIH researchers uncover clues related to metal-on-metal hip implants Lubricant in devices found to be graphite, not proteins A new study, bringing together an interdisciplinary team of physicians and engineers from the United States and Germany, made a surprising finding about implants used in hip replacement surgery: Graphite carbon is a…
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Continue reading →RBHR January 2007 Dr. Klug Re: Dr. Klug in CA Hi Pat. I just wanted to contribute my info also regarding my surgery with Dr. Klug (Roseville California, just outside of Sacramento California). He performed a resurfacing on my right hip 03Jan2007. Dr. Klug is my HERO! Not only do I feel that he is…
Continue reading →FAQ LIST Mr. McMinn: The evidence from a DEXA study on BHR patients published from Japan is that the bone density in the proximal femur returns to normal 1 year after operation. The at-risk period for femoral neck fracture following the BHR is in the 6 months after surgery. I advise patients not to…
Continue reading →Rush Medical Study 11/3/08 November 03, 2008 Link http://www.rush.edu/webapps/MEDREL/servlet/NewsRelease?id=1115 Rush University Medical Center Study Finds More Complications in Women and in Males Over the Age of 55 CHICAGO – Hip resurfacing is often seen as a modern alternative to the more conventional total hip replacement, but new data from a study led by Rush University…
Continue reading →Does commitment to rehabilitation influence the clinical outcome of total hip resurfacing arthroplasty study 2010 Updated 3/23/2010 Does commitment to rehabilitation influence the clinical outcome of total hip resurfacing arthroplasty? The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether compliance and rehabilitative efforts were predictors of early clinical outcome of total hip resurfacing arthroplasty.…
Continue reading →Return to FAQ LIST Updated 9/5/08 Mr. McMinn Dr. Su Dr. Bose Dr. Mont Dr. Brooks Dr. Lichtblau Dr. De Smet Dr. Amstutz Dr. Gilbert Dr. Rogerson Mr. McMinn I started back in 1991 with the antero-lateral approach to the hip for resurfacing. At that time we were worried about blood supply to the…
Continue reading →Update 2/11/2011 Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, Michael Leunig, MD and Reinhold Ganz, MD Dr. Parvizi is Associate Professor, Rothman Institute at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Leunig is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Balgarist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. Ganz is Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Balgarist University Hospital. None of the…
Continue reading →Updated September 2008 Link http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/Supplement_3/27 Mike S. McGrath, MD1, Dana R. Desser, DO2, Slif D. Ulrich, MD1, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD3, David R. Marker, BS1 and Michael A. Mont, MD1 1 Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, 2401 West Belvedere Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215. E-mail address for M.A. Mont: 2 Department of…
Continue reading →Updated 8/12/08 Sit down on the edge of the bed, reaching back with one hand at a time. Enter the bed by supporting your upper body with your arms and bringing your legs into the bed. You may need help to keep your legs apart. Reverse this when you get out of bed When you…
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