Ceramic Hip Resurfacing 2012

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Ceramic hip resurfacing 2012.

By professor derek mcminn md frcs 7th february 2019. This information has been written by a prof patrick weinrauch for the purposes of patient education. I will be one of the first surgeons in the uk to use this next year. The procedure that may save his career.

Unlike traditional hip replacement hip resurfacing doesn t completely replace the ball of the hip with a metal or ceramic ball. The hip socket is fitted with a metal cup. Joined may 18 2020 messages 13 age 57 gender female country australia may 18 2020 1 my doctor is recommending i take place in the trial of this resurfacing as i am relatively young and female. The traditional standard hip resurfacing device is metal on metal like the bhr birmingham hip resurfacing device the wright c and biomet.

Hip resurfacing and sir andy murray. Recerf is a new type of ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing device. As these metal surfaces rub together there is the potential for wear and release of metal ions. De smet places his first recerf hip resurfacing device on march 3 2019 in johannasburg south africa.

Hip resurfacing ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing recerf thread starter chappy. The details provided are of general nature only and. Instead the bone is reshaped and capped with a metal prosthesis. Ceramic hip resurfacing is similar in design to traditional metal hip resurfacing however the implant is manufactured from the ceramic commonly used in many conventional total hip replacements.

It looks and feels amazing and might be j. This is a prospective non randomized consecutive series multicentre observational study to evaluate the clinical outcome of ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing arthroplasty using the ceramic non porous non cemented h1 hip resurfacing arthroplasty. When the cartilage covering the weight bearing areas of the hip joint is lost in osteoarthritis the resultant rubbing of bone on bone produces pain stiffness and limp. Start date may 18 2020.

Here s the new recerf ceramic hip resurfacing. It includes a safety study followed by an efficacy study.