Hip Resurfacing
Birmingham Update
Jun,10,2008 21:51
We’ve been
using the Birmingham hip resurfacing for about a year
now. I think that overall, it’s been a great success.
The patients are very happy with their quick recovery
and we’ve have very few problems. I believe that the
most important key to success is picking the correct
patients for the surgery. The ideal patients are
younger, active, and have arthritis without a lot of
deformity. It’s also important to examine the bone
for cysts and other problems that might lead to early
failure. For younger patients who don’t fit these
criteria, they do extremely well with metal-on-metal
total hip replacement.
I’m going to be attending a meeting in August that will focus on some future possibilities with resurfacing. Hopefully, I’ll be able to post a new update then.
I’m going to be attending a meeting in August that will focus on some future possibilities with resurfacing. Hopefully, I’ll be able to post a new update then.
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Birmingham Hip Resurfacing
May,15,2007 08:40
We are now
approved to do the Birmingham hip resurfacing at the
Rubin Institute. I've done a lot of very similar
surgery in the past, so this new prosthesis isn't
much of a change. I had to go through training with
the designer, Mr. Derek McMinn, from Birmingham,
England, before we could get the prosthesis at our
hospital. The big difference is that the Birmingham
hip is FDA approved. The other hip resurfacings in
the US are still being investigated and haven't been
approved, mostly due to the lack of good long term
data. We are very excited to have the ability to
offer this option to our younger patients. If you
want some more in depth information on hip
resurfacing, take a look at
SurfaceHippy, an
independent site which had collected a lot of
excellent information on hip resurfacing.