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Acetabular Component Inclination Angle
This is a complex issue that defies simple explanation in non-technical terms. The bottom line is that patients with hip resurfacing should not...
Hip Resurfacing Survivorship, 2480 Cases Over 10 Years
Dr. Gross has now performed over 2500 Hip Surface Replacement (HSR) procedures over the last 12 years. Most failures occur during the first 6 months...
Low Back Pain And Non-operative Treatment Option
Pain in or around the lumbar spine is a common problem suffered by most people at some point in their life. Most episodes will pass with time and a...
Hip Resurfacing: A Durable Solution. New Techniques Preserve Hip Function In Young, Highly Active Patients
What is the Best Bearing Type?
As a patient there are four reasons you should consider a metal-on-metal bearing total hip replacement or resurfacing: 1. WEAR: Low. 2. BREAKAGE:...
Refined Intraoperative Xr Technique To Routinely Achieve An Aia
INTRODUCTION A steep acetabular inclination angle is the primary cause of adverse wear related failure with well-designed metal-on-metal bearing hip...
Incidence of Adverse Wear Reactions in Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty: A Comparison with the Oxford Study
INTRODUCTION In 2009, the Oxford Group reported a 1.8% rate of revision for pseudotumours in a series of 1419 hip resurfacings performed by multiple...
SHOULD YOU HAVE UNCEMENTED HIP RESURFACING?
Metal on metal hip resurfacing can now be accomplished with fully porous bone ingrowth femoral and acetabular components. In March of 2007, after 8...
Hip Resurfacing vs. Standard Total Hip Replacement
HIP RESURFACING: CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS: Which bearing type is more prone to wear related failure? Which procedure is least invasive? Which procedure...
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