The Hip Resurfacing Yahoo Group has been invaluable to me - and many others - in learning about the availability of this procedure. Plenty of people are NEVER informed that this is even an option, even though it's been approved by the FDA for 5 years, and this particular device has been used in Europe for 15 years.
This is a more challenging surgery than a total hip replacement procedure, and many surgeons aren't trained to do it, so why bring it up, I guess?
One of the people in the Yahoo group posted a link to a Minnesota anchorman's hip resurfacing story. Don't worry, his name isn't Ron Burgundy. This is great overview of hip resurfacing.
It's about 5 minutes long. If you are at all squeamish (Rachel), just skip minutes 2-3. It's operating room footage. Probably not more than you'd see on your favorite medical drama, but still.
There's post-op stuff too which I was really interested in seeing - he's up and walking (slowly) Day One with a walker.
Anyway, hope you find this interesting. If you have troubles with the video, try copying and pasting the address into your browser. They can be finicky.
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