During my several years of learning and reading about hip resurfacing, I have heard of two people having dislocations. There may be more, but I only know if people post their dislocation on the various discussion boards I belong to. One young man was doing an exercise bringing his knee to his chest. His leg… Continue reading →
A Modified Posterior Approach Preserves Femoral Head Oxgenation During Hip Resurfacing Updated 3/25/2010 A Modified Posterior Approach Preserves Femoral Head Oxgenation During Hip Resurfacing Steffen RT, De Smet KA, Murray DW, Gill HS 2010 Mar 22 Original Link http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20334994?dopt=AbstractPlus Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK.… Continue reading →
Bi-Lat with Dr. De Smet December 2006 Updated 1/2/09 Kani at the Villa in Belgium The following is an account of my bilateral hip resurfacing adventure gathered from some emails I had sent and some of which were posted on the Surface Hippy website. I hope they will give an insight for anyone interested in… Continue reading →
R C2K July 17, 2006 and LC2K 09/02/07 Dr. Frank Smith Hamilton, Ontario Canada For anyone who is interested, here is a brief and boring account of my surgery and hospital stay. I was in hospital from Monday the 17th to Saturday July 22.The actual sugary took an hour and a half, and went very… Continue reading →
Return to FAQ LIST Dr. De SmetAlso called peeping, called by Dr.De Smet the "peepcreep". The squeaking noises are produced due to a temporary lack of lubrication, a dry running of the metal-on-metal prosthesis. It sounds as a non-lubricated creaking hinge of a door. The duration of the noise is normally less then 24… Continue reading →