Main description:

Hip replacement surgery is a radical and traumatic procedure that has enormous disadvantages to the patient in terms of postoperative mobility and morbidity. Hip resurfacing is a more conservative approach resulting in less of the patient's hip and femur being lost, which has great advantages to a younger patient group. The author of Hip Resurfacing is the world's leading authority on this surgery, making this the definitive resource in hip resurfacing

Contents:

Development Perspectives.- Materials and Metallurgy.- Machining Processes.- Hip Joint Tribology.- Corrosion and Its Contribution to Metal Release.- Retrieval Analysis.- Cementing Technique in Birmingham Hip Resurfacing.- Migration Studies.- Vascularity of the Femoral Head in Hip Resurfacing.- Femoral Head Blood Supply Studies.- Acetabular Bone Conservation.- Femoral DEXA Studies in Hip Arthroplasty.- Metal Ions.- Patient Selection and Timing of Operation.- Anesthesia, Pain Control, and Thromboprophylaxis.- Anesthesia with Special Emphasis on Pain Control.- Templating for the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing from Conventional X-Rays.- Computer Templating of Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty.- Patient Positioning and Exposure.- Acetabular Preparation and Insertion of the Standard Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Cup.- Acetabular Preparation and Insertion of the Dysplasia Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Cup.- Implantation of the Femoral Component of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing.- Birmingham Mid-Head Resection Prosthesis and Its Implantation.- Guides, Jigs, and Navigation-Assisted Birmingham Hip Resurfacing.- Management of Complex Anatomy.- Outcomes and Standards for Hip Resurfacing.- Results of Birmingham Hip Resurfacing in Different Diagnoses.- Complications and Revisions of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing.- Rehabilitation After the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing.- Recovery and Rehabilitation.- Final Thoughts.- Conservative total Articular Replacement Arthroplasty: Minimum 20-Year Follow-Up.