Metal-on-Metal Resurfacing of the Hip in Patients With Osteoarthritis

J. Daniel, FRCS, Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon¹; P. B. Pynsent, PhD, Director²; and D. J. W. McMinn, FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon¹

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"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 surfaces. Modern metal-on-metal hip resurfacing was introduced as a less invasive method of joint reconstruction for this particular group.....

"The extremely low rate of failure in spite of the resumption of high level occupational and leisure activities provides early evidence of the suitability of this procedure for young and active patients with arthritis.^"