SOURCE: Medical News Today
DATE: November 4, 2008
EXCERPT: "Hip resurfacing is often seen as a modern alternative to the more conventional total hip replacement, but new data from a study led by Rush University Medical Center suggest that a patient's age and gender are key to the operation's success. ... the researchers found that the majority of serious complications occurred in women of all ages and men over the age of 55. The most common complication, and the most serious, was a fracture of the femoral neck, the slender area of bone just beneath the head of the femur." more
RELATED PUBMED LINK:
Della Valle CJ, Nunley RM, Raterman SJ, Barrack RL. Initial American Experience with Hip Resurfacing Following FDA Approval. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Oct 24.
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