Protrusio acetabuli is a medialisation of the medial wall of the acetabulum. The head of the femur lies medial to the Ilio-ischial or Kohler’s line. • It is the result of remodelling of weak, medial acetabular bone after multiple, recurring stress fractures • Migration occurs along the resultant joint-reaction force vector • There are a [...]

Medical Tourism for Avascular Necrosis It’s becoming more common by the day – as medical treatments procedures become costlier in some nations and simultaneously improve in quality in others, more and more people are choosing to travel out of their homelands in search of inexpensive alternatives to the medical procedures they require. Their preferred destinations [...]

A few years ago, it was the common perception that joint problems were a problem of old age and young were spared. This is far from the truth today and in years to come. Orthopedic surgeons are seeing increasing numbers of young patients with end stage arthritis proceeding to Joint replacement. Take the case of [...]

More & more young & active patients world wide are in need of hip replacement surgery. In such cases, it is imperative to pay special attention to the technique to ensure a successful outcome & longevity of the operation. Traditionally a total hip replacement was performed in the older age group. Young patients with hip [...]

Are you a candidate for Birmingham Hip Resurfacing? If you suffer from painful hip arthritis in young or middle age and need pain relief, you will benefit by a Birmingham hip Resurfacing. This surgical procedure is designed to conserve more bone than a total hip replacement. Rather the head is reshaped & resurfaced with  a [...]

Ah, my favorite doctor ! Nice to hear from you. Summer is in full swing here, which means barbaque and boating. Thanks to your wonderful work I was able to try wake boarding this year. It was one of my goals to return to a more active lifestyle. Its really depressing to lose physical ability [...]

Hip resurfacing surgery in India restores your mobility People dread getting old. If you are Caucasian and approaching your forties, you may have already noticed that some of the things you did as a teenager aren’t that easy anymore. As a general rule, if you take care of yourself when you are young, getting old [...]

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http://www.hipresurfacingsite.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=493 Message from this article is that all Hip resurfacings are not equal.

Hip Resurfacing and Other Alternatives to Hip Replacement More than 193,000 hip replacement surgeries are performed in the USA alone every year, according to data from the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, and although this surgery is safe and does not cause complications or require revisions 90 percent of the time, there is a possibility [...]