When Patrick Kane steps onto the ice for his first NHL game as a Detroit Red Wing this week, Dr. Edwin Su will be watching "with a little bit of nervousness." Su, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes ...

A June 2007 assessment by the BCBSA Technology Evaluation Center found that "use of an FDA-approved metal-on-metal total hip resurfacing device as an alternative to THA in patients who are likely to ...

The indications for total hip resurfacing are narrow, and careful patient selection and surgical technique are crucial to obtaining good outcomes. “The indications have been refined,” Schmalzried said ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As knowledge of the performance and outcomes of hip arthroplasty with metal-on-metal bearings increases, the ...

Surgeons are treating patients with a new type of hip implant that could lead to better outcomes for younger, more active people requiring surgery. Surgeons are treating patients with a new type of ...

Birmingham hip resurfacing offers an effective long-term alternative to total hip replacement, especially for athletic men in their 30s to 50s. Patients who underwent BHR were three times more likely ...

As an alternative to total hip replacement, hip resurfacing allows runners to return to their sport after surgery. More than 90% of hip resurfacing patients who ran recreationally before surgery ...

Active adults suffering from hip pain due to degenerative hip disease and abnormalities such as osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, dysplasia or avascular necrosis now have an alternative to hip ...

The 2007 CTAF assessment stated that "It is not possible to conclude from the current peer reviewed literature that the currently approved hip resurfacing systems in the United States improve health ...

Surgeons are treating patients with a new type of hip implant that could lead to better outcomes for younger, more active people requiring surgery. Fifteen patients have so far been treated with a ...