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http://www.surfacehippy.info/
- probably the
best resurf site around
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http://www.activejoints.com/
- a gate to the hip replacement worlds
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http://www.hipresurfacing.com/
- my lovely "pound of stainless" manufacturer's website
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"surfacehippy" and "hipsrus" on
Yahoo!.health.groups - US and UK based resurf(ers) discussion
groups, large
archives available upon login
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http://www.thunderballhip.50megs.com/
- another virtual place worth visiting
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http://www.jqhome.net/ - Jeff
Gaynor's weblog - blogged
over 8 yrs of joy
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http://www.bananarepublican.info/
- Joseph Waltenbaugh's weblog - a failed resurf story - cause: AVN -
ended-up with MoM THR
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www.hip-clinic.com/en/html/bhr_video.html
- movies right from the operating theatre
- literally "bloody" job
featured - saw, hammer
and other gentle tooling in action; no doubt IT IS A MAJOR
SURGERY…. gotta admit
found
myself ready for them almost 2yrs POST-OP…..
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the resurf(ers) scene generally consents on following:
- surgery timings: the sooner, the better!
- recovery time
post-op (i.e. getting back to normal) equals period of (progressing)
disability pre-op
- you might
switch to MoM THR if resurf (ever!) fails (benefiting from MoM
advantages), but you will NEVER
get resurfed after THR
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lesser post-op complications ratio (compared to ordinary
metal-polyethylene THR) shall be expected (MoM
features positively suppressing most risks of dislocation and/or
osteolysis), AVN mostly causing resurf device
failure
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device longevity unknown - Katie, the most experienced resurfer (Dr.
McMinn's #4 in 1991), celebrated her
18th birthday recently
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no negative effects of metal ions blood contamination (chromium,
nickel and molybdenum debris - side effect
of metal-on-metal surfaces - though polished - articulation) were
reported… yet
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orthopedists (and, sadly, it does not matter if you take one from
US, Australia or Europe) are mostly
reluctant/conservative
in their approach to alternatives of hip replacement (i.e. they know
next to nothing
'bout resurf…), FDA keeps on clinical trials (for sixth successive
year or so…) and you may call yourselves
lucky
making your NHS paid for it
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