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A Patient's Guide to Birmingham Hip
Resurfacing
Hip
Resurfacing Procedure
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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
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We've included a short animation that shows the main differences
between a traditional hip replacement and hip resurfacing.
View the animation now!
(This file is a
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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 hip
resurfacing procedure, your surgeon 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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Your surgeon 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.
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