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Rebuilding Your BodyTuesday, July 8. 2008Link http://www.newsweek.com/id/46170 July 2006 At 42, Sally Seeley was barely able to walk. Diagnosed with osteoarthritis in
her late 20s, she tried a range of treatments from water aerobics to Vioxx. But
her condition only got worse. Finally, an orthopedic surgeon recommended total
hip replacement. She worried that she was too young for such surgery, but she
just couldn't stand the discomfort any longer. "The pain was gone immediately,"
says Seeley, now 49. Three months ago, she had her right hip done; she's already
back at work.
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Transcript of Dr. Mont Live Chat July 16, 2008Tuesday, July 8. 2008Dr. Bose Honored by Overseas Hip Resurfacing PatientsThursday, June 26. 2008
I am honored that some of my overseas patients have got
together and made a plaque in appreciation of our hip
surgery team and a donation for the Jay Coulter fund.
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Hip Resurfacing Shows Narrower Edge Than AnticipatedTuesday, June 17. 2008AAOS SAN FRANCISCO, March 7, 2008 - Some of the purported advantages of hip
resurfacing over standard arthroplasty, though not all, seem to be real,
researchers found in a randomized trial.
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Hip Sugery OptionsTuesday, June 17. 2008
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http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080616/LIFE/806160306/1004/life Ken Kuipers' hip pain started in 2006. At first, the 51-year-old Platte
farmer tried to tough it out. Hip & Knee Implant Makers Agree to Pay $311 Million SettlementTuesday, June 3. 2008Hip, knee implant makers agree to pay $311M settlement Link http://blog.nj.com/ledgerupdates/2007/09/hip_knee_implant_makers_to_pay.html Posted by John P. Martin and Jeff Whelan September 27, 2007 The nation's largest manufacturers of hip and knee implants today agreed to
pay $311 million to settle allegations that they bribed top surgeons to
recommend their products.
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Is Cemented or Cementless Hip Resurfacing Better?Monday, June 2. 2008
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Vicky Marlow,
Patient Advocate/Technical Contributor, asks "What is your
opinion on cementless devices for resurfacing?" So Greetz KOENRead More Doctors Opinions About Cementless Hip Resurfacing Here
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Video Interviews with Hip Resurfacing SurgeonsFriday, May 23. 2008Resurfacing emerges as possible option to hip replacementThursday, May 8. 2008
Resurfacing emerges as possible option to hip replacement
By Mary Jo Feldstein ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 05/07/2008 Read Complete Story Here The procedure gives many patients the chance to relieve pain and stay active. Physicians caution their peers to select patients carefully and make sure they're capable of performing the complicated procedure. "Patients should have a long discussion with their physician," said Dr. Jay Mabrey, chief of orthopedics at Baylor University in Dallas and chairman of the Food and Drug Administration panel that reviews orthopedic devices. "I spend more time in my practice talking people out of hip resurfacing than talking people into it." Such restraint can be difficult as a few device makers put their marketing teams in gear to maximize this latest profit center. Hip replacements typically only last two or three decades, leaving young recipients with few options for their golden years. Hip resurfacing, on the other hand, can preserve enough healthy bone for a hip replacement later on in life. Here's the difference: During traditional hip replacement, both the head and neck of the femur, or thigh bone, are removed and replaced with metal or plastic implants. During hip resurfacing, the head of the femur is resurfaced with a metal hip "joint" and the rest of the thigh bone is left intact. Patients who opt for hip resurfacing often return to some strenuous physical activity after surgery. Goodman hasn't completed another marathon since his surgery a year ago, but he occasionally jogs shorter distances and he regularly attends high-energy spinning classes. He isn't hip resurfacing's only cyclist. Professional cyclist Floyd Landis underwent the procedure before his contested Tour de France victory. Resurfacing costs more than a traditional hip replacements, with a price tag of $10,000 to $12,000 versus about $8,000. Patients, on average, have similar recovery times. Hip resurfacing patients who get better faster, generally do so because they were younger and healthier before the surgery than the average hip replacement patient, said Dr. Robert Barrack, an orthopedic surgeon with Washington University Orthopedics at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Hip resurfacing is not for everyone. Barnes-Jewish considers it ideal for active men and women under age 60. People with osteoporosis, diabetes and women who plan to have children are among the other classes of patients warned to stay away. Patients also need to find a qualified physician. Since it was only approved by the Food and Drug Administration two years ago, few surgeons are proficient in performing the procedure, which is considered more difficult than hip replacement. Barrack said it takes about 50 cases to consistently achieve the best results. Because only 10 percent of patients qualify for resurfacing, Barrack estimates a surgeon would have to see 500 patients to reach the threshold. That's a high volume of patients for a physician outside of a large medical center, Barrack said. He is a paid consultant for Smith & Nephew, a maker of hip resurfacing products, though the expertise he provides the company is related to other products. Smith & Nephew's Birmingham Hip was the first FDA approved hip resurfacing product in the United States. It's been a solid product for the British company, driving growth in revenue and profit. The hip replacement market is worth about $2 billion, but Smith & Nephew had controlled hip resurfacing's estimated $20 million slice of the pie. Now, as other device makers work through the approval process, Smith & Nephew is facing new competition. A concern is whether efforts by device makers to increase the market will encourage physicians with less experience to perform the procedure or recommend it to the wrong patients. Mabrey said he's keeping this procedure for the most active of patients. A recent example is a triathlete who completed an Ironman competition a few months after surgery. "That's the kind of person I aim for," Mabrey said. Procedure allows Bentonville man to live the life he lovesThursday, April 10. 2008
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BENTONVILLE — John Hill has run several Boston Marathons over the years, but crossing the finish line in 2006 was anything but pleasant. Hill, a Bentonville resident for more than a decade and an executive with Nestle in Rogers, was accustomed to tackling the 26. 22-mile marathon in Beantown in as little as three hours, 27 minutes. But on April 17, 2006, Hill’s time skyrocketed to just shy of six hours. And he was in excruciating pain on top of that. “ The only way I even made it to the finish line was to stop every so often and put more ice in my shorts, ” Hill recalls. “ I knew the end was near. It was going to be over for me. I wasn’t going to be able to run anymore. ” Once a confident long-distance runner, Hill had been diagnosed with osteoarthritis prior to legging out the 2006 Boston Marathon. And at 44 years old, the condition had nothing to do with age. Instead, an extra piece of bone on Hill’s hip was rubbing against cartilage in the right joint of his hip, causing the protective material to deteriorate at a much more rapid rate than usual. The only surgical procedure being prescribed was total hip replacement — and that would mean giving up running altogether. While attempting to stomach the fact that part of his life would soon
be erased, Hill stumbled upon a story about a new surgical procedure
called hip resurfacing. The procedure was so new, in fact, that it was
not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration, few had been
performed in the United States, and the majority of insurance companies
were not covering the procedure. Still, a glimmer of hope was ignited
that has led to Hill holding on to the life he has always known. The hip-resurfacing procedure, performed on Hill by Dr. Robert
Barrack in St. Louis on Jan. 23, 2007, has been practiced in Europe for
several years but has just recently started to gain acceptance in the
United States. Rather than removing the entire hip, the resurfacing
procedure introduces a special metal into the hip joint where the
cartilage once was. As a result, bone-on-bone contact, which causes
arthritis, pain and disability, is replaced by metal on metal.
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