A review of the performance of the BIRMINGHAM HIP^◊

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The BIRMINGHAM HIP^◊ is one of the most studied modern hip implants. Over two dozen peer reviewed articles have been published evaluating the BIRMINGHAM HIP^◊ performance. Some of the landmark papers are:

Treacy - a minimum 5 year follow-up of the first 144 patients. Only 3 failures during this time.(6)
McMinn - a comparison of resurfacing and replacement in patients under 55 years of age. Resurfacing fared much better in the mid-term of 4-7 years. The BIRMINGHAM HIP^◊ Resurfacing had 4 year results with success of 98%(3)
Shimmin – Success of 99% in first 230 cases(7)
DeSmet – Over 98% success(8)
Sugano – 96% success at 5 year minimum(1)

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1. Y. Kishida, N. Sugano, T. Nishii, H. Miki, K. Yamaguchi, H. Yoshikawa; Preservation of the bone mineral density of the femur after surface replacement of the hip; J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2004;86-B:185-9. Received 20 March 2003; Accepted after revision 15 September 2003.
3. BIRMINGHAM HIP^◊ Resurfacing^◊ (BHR^◊) System FDA Pre-Market Approval submission labeling P040033c, May 9, 2006
6. R. B. C. Treacy, C. W. McBryde, P. B. Pynsent; Birmingham hip resurfacing arthroplasty: a minimum follow-up of five years; J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2005;87-B:167-70.
7. D. L. Back, R. Dalziel, D. Young, A. Shimmin; Early results of primary Birmingham hip resurfacings: an independent prospective study of the first 230 hips; J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2005;87-B:324-9.
8. De Smet KA; Belgium experience with metal-on-metal surface arthroplasty; Orthop Clin North Am. 2005 Apr;36(2):203-13, ix.

A review of the performance of the BIRMINGHAM HIP◊

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A review of the performance of the BIRMINGHAM HIP^◊

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