Re: Re: AL... your questions about europe...

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Al-

There are several very qualified doctors here in the United States that are

doing hip resurfacing (or BHR as it's known in Europe)! A good place to start

your investigation is at www.jri-oh.com and www.activejoints.com. Most

orthopedic doctors here don't know much about it because it is in the FDA

investigational trial phase.

However, if you do your homework you can figure out what doctors are doing hip

resurfacing and if you are persistant you can hook up with one or more of them

and see if you are a candidate for this procedure. It's more work than going to

your local orthopedic surgeon and having a total hip replacement, but I believe

it is worth it in the long run. Finding a doctor to do it here in the USA is

the easy part, but what you are really going to have fun with is convincing your

insurance company that they should cover the procedure! You just have to be

persistant and willing to jump through alot of hoops. (That was my experience

anyway...)

Good luck-

Ann

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Hi Richie,

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Thank you very much for all that information on BHR vs THR. I don't know of

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any so called " experts " on BHR in the USA - my orthopedic physician only

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talked about THR. There was never a mention of an alternative procedure. I am

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sure happy to know that there is one. Perhaps in time, as the alternative

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procedure gets approval by the powers to be, there will be qualified doctors

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in the USA to perform that surgery. It sounds a lot better than the second

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choice.

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Thank you again and keep up the good work.............Al.

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