Ceramic Hip Resurfacing 2012

By professor derek mcminn md frcs 7th february 2019.

Ceramic hip resurfacing 2012.

Recerf is a new type of ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing device. The traditional standard hip resurfacing device is metal on metal like the bhr birmingham hip resurfacing device the wright c and biomet. The details provided are of general nature only and. This information has been written by a prof patrick weinrauch for the purposes of patient education.

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. The procedure that may save his career. The procedure that may save his career. 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.

Hip resurfacing and sir andy murray. Has anyone else had. I will be one of the first surgeons in the uk to use this next year. As these metal surfaces rub together there is the potential for wear and release of metal ions.

It includes a safety study followed by an efficacy study. It looks and feels amazing and might be j. 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. Unlike traditional hip replacement hip resurfacing doesn t completely replace the ball of the hip with a metal or ceramic ball.

Here s the new recerf ceramic hip resurfacing. De smet places his first recerf hip resurfacing device on march 3 2019 in johannasburg south africa. New types of devices are being. Home patient info hip resurfacing and andy murray.

Hip resurfacing ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing recerf thread starter chappy. Instead the bone is reshaped and capped with a metal prosthesis.