Metal-metal Hip Resurfacing Offers Advantages Over Traditional Arthroplasty in Selected Patients

September 2007
By Robert L. Barrack, MD
ORTHOPEDICS 2007; 30:725 

“Enabling Patients’ Return to a High Activity Level

The most compelling argument in favor of hip resurfacing is activity level. The fastest growing segment of the THA marketplace is patients <55 years. These patients want to maintain an active lifestyle, and they shun limitations.

"We are now dealing with a new generation of hip patients. They are more informed and involved, educated, and active. The concepts of maintaining bone and less activity restriction resonate with them. They know others who have had hip replacement, and they have researched all of the available data on hip replacement, including the data on new bearing options. A high percentage of these patients have rejected THA and prefer the resurfacing concept. “