Letters
Hip resurfacing
Early failures cause concern
BMJ 2010; 341 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c5632 (Published 26 October 2010) Cite this as: BMJ 2010;341:c5632
- Ben J R F Bolland, hip fellow1,
- Jeremy M Latham, consultant orthopaedic surgeon2,
- Duncan Whitwell, consultant orthopaedic surgeon3
- 1Metal Hips Research Group, Southampton, UK
- 2Southampton General Hospital, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton, UK
- 3Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
- bbolland{at}btinternet.com
One of the perceived advantages of resurfacing was that revision surgery for failure of the femoral component would be easier than revising a hip replacement. The metal socket is left in situ and the hip reconstructed using a …
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