purpose we performed a systematic review to assess the functional outcomes of birmingham hip resurfacing as reported in peer-reviewed literature. methods we performed a computerized search on the data sources up to february 2011. the following text and key words were searched: “birmingham hip”, “birmingham hip resurfacing” and “hip resurfacing”. each of these key words was again searched with “...

INTRODUCTION Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing has provided an alternative to standard total hip arthroplasty in younger, more active patients. However, detractors argue that many of the benefits of resurfacing can be obtained with the use of larger femoral heads. The purported advantages of the resurfacing procedure include preservation of femoral bone stock, increased range of motion, decreased ...

Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing is undertaken worldwide. This procedure helps preserve femoral bone stock and allows patients to return to high activity sports. Most outcome studies are individual surgeon case series from single centers where the results and outcomes are evaluated by the same surgeon. One method of increasing the external validity of a follow-up study is to have a multi-centre s...

The purpose of this study was to compare clinical and radiological outcomes of the first 191 fully porous-coated hip resurfacing arthroplasties with 96 hybrid hip resurfacing arthroplasties performed during the same period at a minimum 2-year follow-up to evaluate the initial fixation of uncemented femoral resurfacing components. The results of this study indicate that fully porous-coated femor...

In 1938 Marion Smith-Peterson placed a cobalt chromium cup on a reshaped femoral head to perform the first hip resurfacing.15 Also, in 1938, Philip Wiles performed the first total hip replacement.17 Both procedures revolutionized the treatment of hip arthritis. Most surgeons are opposed to hip resurfacing because it is difficult to perform and there is a high rate of success with total hip repl...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hip resurfacing arthroplasty is claimed to allow higher activity levels and to give better quality of life than total hip arthroplasty. In this literature review, we assessed the therapeutic value of hip resurfacing arthroplasty as measured by functional outcome. METHODS An extensive literature search was performed using the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases. RES...

PURPOSE We performed a systematic review to assess the functional outcomes of Birmingham Hip Resurfacing as reported in peer-reviewed literature. METHODS We performed a computerized search on the data sources up to February 2011. The following text and key words were searched: "Birmingham hip", "Birmingham hip resurfacing" and "Hip resurfacing". Each of these key words was again searched with...

STANDARD METAL-ON-METAL TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT *Moroni A, **Savarino L, *Cadossi M, **Greco M, **Baldini N, *Giannini S * Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy **Laboratory for Pathophysiology of Orthopaedic Implants, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy [email protected] INTRODUCTION Modern metal-on-metal (MOM) hip resurfacing has been introduced as a less invasive method of join...

A comparison of pertinent preoperative and postoperative data relative to total hip resurfacing versus total hip arthroplasty (THA) would assist in evaluating current perceptions in outcome. We compared 50 consecutive metal-metal resurfacing replacements in 50 patients with 44 consecutive conventional total hip arthroplasties in 35 patients, who were implanted during the same time period, by th...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic outcomes of hip resurfacing patients and compare them to standard primary total hip arthroplasty procedures performed during the same period of time. METHODS One hundred and fourteen consecutive men who had a mean age of 50 years (range, 20 to 85 years) and who had undergone 120 hip resurfacing arthroplasties b...