Hip Resurfacing News - Athletes Stories

Iron Mike gets BHR with Mr. McMinn of the UK

nospam@example.com (Patricia Walter) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:21:26 -0700

13th January 2012

He has twice been Mr Universe and has played the tough guy in a variety of action movies, but when Mike Mitchell was floored by a hip injury it was Birmingham surgeon Derek McMinn who came to the rescue.

Fitness icon "Iron Mike", who appeared as a stuntman and action fighter in smash hit films Braveheart and Gladiator, had been suffering from severe osteoarthritis in his left hip but, true to his tough-guy image, had carried on regardless.

However, when the 56-year-old took a nasty fall while out on his yacht he found himself almost unable to walk and in danger of missing out on a new film he had just agreed to appear in.

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World Judo Medalists Open New Club After Hip Resurfacing

nospam@example.com (Patricia Walter) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:23:32 -0700

World judo medalists to open west-end club after hip resurfacing

Kevin Nagel, Post Sports Editor

Link http://www.burlingtonpost.com/sports/article/268172

Published on Jul 17, 2009

The husband and wife team of Ron and Tracy Angus has accumulated 19 medals in world masters judo competition over the years.

For Ron, who has 14 of them - 11 gold - there are two reasons why he still travels the world for such events. "No. 1, I like to compete," he said, while taking a break from a little one-on-one soccer play with his nine-year-old daughter, Chelsea. "No. 2, it keeps me realistic when I'm coaching people. If we don't test theories and training methods, we start going off track as coaches."

A nagging hip injury kept him in pain for 15 years and out of competition for the past four years until a hip resurfacing operation eliminated the suffering. It worked so well, he is back running and lifting heavy weights.

"I'm so happy with it, that's why I decided to get back into competition - I'm pain free," said Angus, 52...

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Landis returning to racing after resurfacing

nospam@example.com (Patricia Walter) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:15:18 -0700
Link http://www.cbssports.com/cbssports/story/11970316

Landis not ready to ride into sunset
July 20, 2009
By Lesley Visser CBS Sports

Three years ago this week, his legs aching and his lungs on fire, Floyd Landis staged one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the Tour de France...

...His improbable ride that day was all the more remarkable because he was experiencing severe hip pain and avascular necrosis to the femur head (diminished blood supply - remember Bo Jackson?) as a result of a training accident in 2003.

Landis wrestled with what do - a complete hip replacement would have all but ended his chances to be a world-class cyclist again when his suspension was lifted this January. Landis decided to have a relatively new operation called the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, which was performed in October of 2006 by surgeons from Smith and Nephew, the British jointmaker.

In hip-joint resurfacing, only the surface of the hip socket and femur ball are replaced. It is kind of a cap at the end of worn-out bone, sparing much of the original joint..

...It changed my life," said Landis, who hopes to compete in the Tour de France next year. "I've ridden almost 20,000 miles on my new hip. I have completely recovered."

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Michael Montgomery Ironman at 6 Months Post Op

nospam@example.com (Patricia Walter) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:11:48 -0700
I finished Ironman 6 months after getting my BHR

At 32 I got the crushing news that my left hip had advanced AVN. I had wrestled from the age of 13 until I was 28 including coaching a high school team. I moved to triathlon to find something new, did several Half Iron distances as well as Ironman Arizona in April 2006 with hip pain. After my last Ironman I ran a stand alone 1:50 half marathon with severe pain and with in two months was not able to finish a 5K A month later I was told I had AVN, a very sad day.

I had heard about Floyd Landis and his hip and checked out the Birmingham Hip Resurface based on his website. I selected my Dr based on location and the Smith Nephew website. I selected Dr. Jay Mabry, chief of orthopedics at Baylor University Medical Center.

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Hip Resurfacing Enables Runner to Continue Her Sport

nospam@example.com (Patricia Walter) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:53:23 -0700
Link http://columbia-stmarys.com/NewsPressReleases.asp?PageID=WTN000194

Kathy Schmit is a wife, mother, an executive director of a non-profit organization, a runner - and a recent Columbia St. Mary’s patient for an innovative hip resurfacing procedure.

On most days, her role as a surgical patient slips her mind, particularly when she’s out enjoying a three-mile run. "It’s amazing. I’ve had no pain since the surgery. I feel wonderful," she said of the active lifestyle that she has regained since her surgery last fall.

Kathy credits Columbia
St. Mary’s surgeons and staff, the hospital’s Joint Camp program and her own determination for the positive outcome from her orthopaedic procedure - a procedure that offers patients an alternative to traditional total hip replacement surgery.

Kathy, 56, had been a dedicated runner for nearly three decades. Through years of training and running, and completing four marathons including the famed Boston Marathon, she had a runner’s mindset when it came to injuries. "They say runners are either tough, stubborn or in denial. I think I was all three," she said of her reluctance to back off on running when she began to feel pain in her left hip during her workouts. That was five years ago.

As time went on, the pain worsened. "Toughing it out," as Kathy put it, wasn’t working for her anymore. She went to see Dr. Richard Karr at Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Ozaukee Campus, who diagnosed arthritis in her left hip. He prescribed an anti-inflammatory and told her to back off of running. Admittedly, she backed off "a bit."

Convinced that a total hip replacement would finish her running life, Kathy resisted that type of surgery. "Running was a big part of my life. It was my exercise -- my meditation. I wasn’t prepared to give that up," she said. But after four years of doing an end-run around her hip problem, Kathy was open to any solution. "By last summer the pain was so bad I couldn’t stand it. I walked with a noticeable limp and couldn’t sleep at night," she said. "I told Dr. Karr I’d do anything."

Understanding her passion for running, Dr. Karr recommended that she see Dr. Mike Anderson -- an orthopaedic surgeon at Columbia St. Mary’s who was specially trained in the latest technique of hip resurfacing. This technique gave Kathy the greatest chance to realize her goal to run again - pain free.

Dr. Anderson evaluated Kathy. He said she was a good candidate for the surgery because she was young, active, very motivated and had good bone density.

Kathy had done her research on the resurfacing technique and felt confident that the procedure was a good option. Although it still was surgery, the end of the femur bone would not be removed but reshaped and fitted with a metal cap, which fits into a metal lining in the pelvic bone. "It’s the metal-on-metal joint that gives you an advantage with fit and wear," she said.

Her surgery was scheduled for October 17, 2006. But first, Kathy went to Columbia St. Mary’s Joint Camp. "Columbia St. Mary’s does a great job preparing you and managing your expectations about surgery, recovery and rehab," she said. Joint Camp specifically addresses the needs and issues of joint replacement patients.

Kathy had surgery on Tuesday and went home on Thursday - a day ahead of schedule. Her pain was well managed and she was very motivated about her rehabilitation. "I can’t say enough about the Columbia St. Mary’s orthopaedic floor - incredible nursing care. They know exactly what to do," she said.

In less than a week after surgery, with the aid of crutches, she was walking to the end of her driveway. By the end of the third week, she didn’t use them at all. "I healed really well and progressed exactly the way Dr. Anderson said I would," she said.

Kathy started weight training in December to regain strength and balance. And around the first of the year she began a power-walking regimen. With a plan of a mid-April Arizona vacation with her husband Tom, Kathy adjusted her goal. The thought of running in the warm desert air was a powerful draw. "I went to see Dr. Anderson and he told me I could start jogging every other day," she said.

Kathy power walks and gets out on her usual five-mile route three times a week, although now she walks the first and last miles while jogging the three miles in between - all without pain. Although she prefers to be outside, Kathy also works out on her elliptical machine.

Kathy is grateful that the doctors and staff at Columbia St. Mary’s understood how important it was for her to run again and to regain the level of activity she once enjoyed. She also understands the importance of listening to your body. "Scheduling days off from your workout routine is an important part of maintaining your physical fitness," she said.

The new hip-op generation

nospam@example.com (Patricia Walter) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:36:03 -0700
Link http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article3641322.ece

Baby boomers are competing for hip operations with older people, and the pain and strain will be felt by the health service

Martin Richards has been sports-mad all his life, playing five-a-side football, tennis, squash and badminton. At 50 he tried taking up waterskiing but found that he couldn't crouch down to pick up the tow handle; if he fell he had difficulty getting up again. “I would lie there like a beached whale,” he says.

He thought he probably had a groin injury, but pain and difficulty moving got worse, he put on weight and eventually X-rays showed advanced osteoarthritis. “Your hips are shot,” a consultant told him. “I went away, lost 2st (12.7kg), then came back for the operation. A year later I had the other hip done.”

Richards was soon back playing all his favourite sports, fishing and camping. At 57, five years after surgery, he says that he feels fantastic: “It was a total life change. I feel very lucky.”

Richards underwent a procedure called hip resurfacing, invented ten years ago in Birmingham by the orthopaedic surgeon Derek McMinn and named the Birmingham Hip, though there are now many imitations. Instead of removing the head of the thigh bone and replacing it with an artificial ball (hip replacement) a hollow metal cap is fitted over the head of the thigh bone, which corresponds with a metal casing inside the hip socket. The procedure is now recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) for younger and more active patients though not all orthopaedic surgeons agree about its role. “Some see it as a holding operation,” says Jane Tadman, of the Arthritis Research Campaign, “postponing the day when a traditional hip replacement will be needed. Others claim it is a perfectly good - and less invasive - procedure in its own right.”

Because resurfacing is a relatively new technique, there is little data on outcomes, though early reports suggest a success rate of more than 95 per cent at five years after surgery. In one trial, hip resurfacing performed better in young active patients than total hip replacement. But the materials used were different - metal on metal for the resurfacings, metal on polyethylene for the replacements - and it may be that if the more expensive metal or ceramic bearings were used, the replacement would perform better.

“Hip resurfacing has been well marketed,” says Tom Pollard, an orthopaedic specialist registrar. “But it is not yet certain that it is superior to total hip replacement using comparable materials in the longer term.”

Martin Richards was told that his new hips should last about ten years, though he admits he probably does too much. “They may wear out before then.” He says that it's important to be a good weight before and after surgery, and you have to work hard to regain fitness: “I couldn't have done it without the support of physiotherapists at my local hospital. If I can get to 60 with these hips, swimming, playing tennis and squash, I'll have had a good run.”

Richards may need total hip replacement if his resurfacing fails, but one advantage of resurfacing is that this is usually a straightforward procedure compared with revision of a primary total-hip replacement.

Helen Cotterell was only 42 when she began to feel pain in her knee that increased in intensity over the next six years and osteoarthritis was diagnosed in her right hip. “My GP told me: ‘Oh you're miles off a replacement'.” A friend recommended her to see a consultant privately who gave her a year before she would need surgery. “When I went back, I'd worn another quarter of an inch off the bone.” Resurfacing was recommended because she was so young: “He said it could stand one or possibly even two revisions before I would need a full replacement; he reckoned he could get me through into my nineties.” Even so, Cotterell was uncertain: “Do I really need this op?” she asked. “You tell me,” said her consultant. “I thought, yes, I want to climb mountains with my kids, who were only 10 and 13 at the time, I want to keep up Scottish reeling, I don't want to limp down Oxford Street and sit in agony like an old woman in Topshop while my daughter tries on clothes.”

After a second operation on her other hip, Cotterell went to a remedial masseuse: “She taught me how to walk properly - swinging each foot forward like a catwalk model rather than waddling, which I'd got used to when the hips hurt.” She has no idea why the disease struck her so young: “My grandfather had a hip replacement at 70 but he was crippled by then. They were more stoic, that generation, weren't they?”

Michael Montgomery Surface Hippy Ironman at 6 months

nospam@example.com (Patricia Walter) — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:41:07 -0700

Hip resurfacing helped triathlete compete again

Link www.dallasnews.com

The patient before: Michael Montgomery, 33 years old, of Trophy Club was a 31-year-old Ironman triathlete.

For more than three years, triathlons offered him some semblance of normalcy. Most of his life revolved around a stressful job in which he traveled the country as a business-applications consultant.

That is, until he began having intolerable hip pain after the 2006 Ironman Arizona. In four months, he went from finishing a marathon to being unable to run a 5K.

An old hip injury from his college wrestling days probably caused avascular necrosis, a condition following the loss of blood supply that resulted in his hip tissue dying and the bone collapsing.

Initially, Mr. Montgomery thought total hip replacement was his only choice and that he would never run again. Through research, he learned that cyclist Floyd Landis of Tour de France fame had a similar diagnosis and had undergone a newly approved option using the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System.

Dr. Jay Mabrey, chief of orthopedics at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, had just become certified to use the device. He had chaired the Food and Drug Administration Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel, which approved the implant in May 2006.

It's riskier than total replacement and appropriate only for young, active patients.

The patient now: Six months after the procedure, he completed the April 2007 Ironman Arizona.

What is it? The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System preserves more bone than total hip replacement. It's similar to a tooth cap. Doctors shave and cap a few centimeters of the bone within the joint with a metal implant rather than replacing the entire joint.

Why he chose it: Mr. Montgomery wanted to resume running. A total hip replacement device can't withstand the impact of running.

What you need to know: The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System has a higher failure rate than total hip replacement. Total hip replacement makes sense for most people who are content to do low-impact activities.

Collapsing bone threatened to sideline triathlete Michael Montgomery (left),
but a hip resurfacing procedure returned him to competition. He and
Dr. Jay Mabrey examine his X-rays.

Gary Kobat 7 month update

nospam@example.com (Patricia Walter) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:40:15 -0700

Gary Kobat competiting at 7 monhts post op

..on a cold and windy december morning, i was thinking the following on the way home from my first race back on the bike:

1) BHR Dr Bose: 4/12/07 2) Return home from resurfacing in india, walked 3 blocks: 5/02/07 3) First Win: western states time trial: 12/02/07:

...bless you pat, the website, and all the others who have inspired me-came before me...

...my life, AND my athletic life are back ! ...no, i'm not just jogging, i'm dropping some sub 6 minute mile running repeats on the track, and winning again on the bike, my first race back in the saddle ! (picture attached)

...to all of those who need to know, who wonder, who are putting it off, who are in pain, who need hope... the birmingham hip and dr bose in chennai india are awesome !

...i couldn't have done this without faith, without pat and the website, and dr bose's staff...

...now: ..you can do it too !

...i'll keep you posted about me earning my team usa spot back.

...believe !

gary kobat

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