| Birmingham Hip Resurfacing technology,
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| | Overall 99% success rate - ideal option
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| is a much advanced technical procedure
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| | for the younger or more active patient.
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| than conventional total hip replacement.
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| | No dislocation in more than 2000 BHR
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| As a novel procedure, it demands an
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| | procedures done in Birmingham.
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| experienced surgeon who can thoroughly
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| | Many adolescent patients have had the
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| understand the responsibility of
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| | procedure with excellent results.
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| performing hip Arthroplasty on young
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| | Procedure can be done soon after skeletal
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| active patients.
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| | maturity.
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| Conventional total hip replacements
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| | Restores normal anatomy.
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| usually consist of a stemmed femoral
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| | Low frictional torque and fluid film
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| component that is fixed into the femoral
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| | lubrication demonstrated in this metal on
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| canal using cement articulating with a
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| | metal articulation.
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| polyethylene cup cemented into the
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| | Dr. Kaushal Malhan, Consultant
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| pelvis. There are several conventional
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| | Orthopaedic Surgeon, at Wockhardt Bone &
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| total hip replacement systems that have
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| | Joint Hospital does Birmingham Hip
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| been proven to work well in elderly
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| | Resurfacing Surgeries. He has spent a
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| inactive patients. In Hip replacement
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| | number of years in the U.K. where he got
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| surgery thigh bone is generally removed
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| | trained and routinely performed this
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| which leads to the loss of large quantity
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| | technique. He specializes in shoulder,
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| of normal bone. All these reduce the bone
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| | knee and hip problems (Sports surgery and
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| stock and make any future revision
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| | Joint replacement).
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| procedures difficult. They work less well
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| | Last year, the well-built, tough-looking
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| in the younger patients with poorer
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| | Anant Chalke, almost broke down like a
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| survival. They do not allow full
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| | child due to a crushing pain in his left
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| unrestricted activity and can dislocate.
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| | hip. Chalke, a national power lifter and
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| Unlike Traditional hip replacement
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| | professional coach at a Mumbai gymnasium,
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| surgery the amount of bone removed is
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| | tried various therapies for six long
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| much smaller. During the surgery the
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| | months before he was wheel-chaired
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| joint is removed and resurfaced with a
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| | toWockhardt Bone and Joint Hospital at
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| round femoral cup and metal acetabular
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| | Mulund, Mumbai.
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| socket. There is no risk of limb length
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| | Dr. Kaushal Malhan, joint replacement,
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| changes at operation. Rehabilitation is
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| | hip resurfacing and sports surgeon at
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| much faster. The joint is then lubricated
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| | Wockhardt, explained to Chalke the
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| by the hip?s natural fluid. In BHR,
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| | advantages of modern hip resurfacing
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| preservation of bone stock at the time of
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| | surgery compared to the conventional hip
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| operation and less stress shielding makes
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| | replacement surgery. It did not take long
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| it easy to revise the surgery, if needed.
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| | for Dr. Malhan to persuade Chalke to opt
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| This procedure helps in sacrificing only
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| | for the new technology. Old style hip
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| the diseased bone and acetabular socket
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| | replacement involves removal of a large
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| preserves normal bone.
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| | part of the healthy bone and fixing a
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| The advantages of BHR over the
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| | long metal piece into the thighbone.
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| conventional hip replacement surgery are:
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| | After the surgery, the patient's movement
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| Removes only unhealthy bone and replaces
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| | is highly restricted. He cannot squat or
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| it with a metal on metal articulation.
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| | sit on the floor without risking
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| It preserves the normal bone of the hip ?
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| | dislocating his new hip.Worse, the
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| patients can squat, sit cross-legged, use
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| | surgery alters the length of the leg.
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| Indian toilet without the risk of
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| | Returning to an active life is risky
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| dislocation.
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| | after such conventional surgery. Why
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| Everlasting - based on 35 year history in
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| | change everything when only the surface
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| Birmingham of metal on metal implants.
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| | is bad? This is the logic of hip
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| Excellent restoration of full function.
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| | resurfacing. The bone conserving hip
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| Femoral head remains viable after BHR
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| | resurfacing involves replacing only the
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| surgery. It does not sacrifice normal
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| | diseased bone. Chalke, hale and hearty
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| bone during primary surgery.
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| | after undergoing hip resurfacing surgery,
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| Activity restriction not required after
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| | is now busy planning to set up his own
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| surgery, as there is hardly any risk of
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| | gym in Thane. He is back in action with
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| dislocation.
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| | his favourite sport, weightlifting.
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| Patient can indulge in full sporting
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| | Wockhardt was the first hospital in
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| activities without risk of dislocation.
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| | Mumbai to carry out hip resurfacing
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| Patients have gone back to sports like
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| | technique and has performed the highest
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| competitive Judo and Squash after
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| | number of hip resurfacings in the city.
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| surgery.
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