In this innovative procedure, the surgeon shapes an arthritic or damaged joint and then covers both sides with metal prosthetic implants
Hip resurfacing surgery was introduced in the United States in 2006. Today, the results are extremely positive.
William
Hozack, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with the Rothman Institute at Thomas
Jefferson University Hospital and professor of Orthopedic Surgery at
Thomas Jefferson University, has performed hip resurfacing on some 50
patients. Many of them are raving about the results – and are relieved
to be free of pain.
“No
pain, no limp, no complaints,” says Anthony DiSalvo, 49, of Deptford,
NJ, who previously considered traveling to Europe where the surgery had
been approved. His hip was resurfaced in May 2007 at Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital.
Peter F. Sharkey, MD