We report the survival at five years of 144 consecutive metal-on-metal resurfacings of the hip
implanted between August 1997 and May 1998. Failure was defined as revision of either the …

Few independent studies have reported the outcome of resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip.
The aim of this study was to report the five-year clinical outcome and seven-year survival of …

Background: There was a need for information about the long-term performance of the
modern generation of hip resurfacing implants. A retrospective review of the first 100 hips …

We report the outcome at a minimum of five years of 110 consecutive metal-on-metal
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing arthroplasties in 98 patients. The procedures were performed …

We report the survival, radiological and functional outcomes of a single surgeon series of his
first 144 consecutive Birmingham hip resurfacing procedures (130 patients) at a minimum of …

This author's development of metal/metal hip resurfacing began in 1989, with the first patient
implantation in February 1991. In the first three years a pilot study identified optimum fixation …

We describe the experience with the first consecutive 230 Birmingham hip resurfacings at
our centre. At a mean follow-up of three years (25 to 52 months) survivorship was 99.14 …

Resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip is being performed more frequently in the United
Kingdom. The majority of these patients are younger than 55 years of age, and in this group …

Recent events have highlighted the importance of implant design for survival and wear-
related complications following metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty. The mid-term …

The results of conventional hip replacement in young patients with osteoarthritis have not
been encouraging even with improvements in the techniques of fixation and in the bearing …