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Birmingham Hip Resurfacing
The Procedure
Until just recently, your orthopedist would likely be recommending total hip replacement surgery at this point of your disease state.
While it is clearly a more bone-sacrificing procedure than hip resurfacing, total hip replacement is a safe and effective surgery, and is performed more than 300,000 times per year in the United States. |
We've included a short animation that shows the main differences between a traditional hip replacement and hip resurfacing. View the animation now!
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As you may know, total hip replacement requires the removal of the femoral head and the insertion of a hip stem down the shaft of the femur. Hip resurfacing, on the other hand, preserves the femoral head and the femoral neck. |
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During the Birmingham hip resurfacing procedure, Dr. Rogerson will only remove a few millimeters of bone around the femoral head, shaping it to fit tightly inside the Birmingham hip resurfacing implant. |
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Dr. Rogerson will prepare the acetabulum for the metal cup that will form the socket portion of the ball-and-socket joint. While the resurfacing component slides over the top of the femoral head like a tooth cap, the acetabular component is pressed into place much like a total hip replacement component would be.
5/5/2008 |
