Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 In a message dated 3/11/2004 3:42:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, jamesgannone@... writes: I am looking for information about where in South Africa I can get the Birmingham resurfacing procedure done and how much it will cost. On the midmedtec.co.uk website, they mention a surgeon named Spike Erasmus in Cape Town. I was in South Africa a few days ago and someone mentioned his name to me as being a competent surgeon, but I have no other information about him. There may be other people doing resurfacing there but he is the only one mentioned by the manufacturers of the BHR. My mother had a THR just over a year ago at age 89 by a well-known, highly competent orthopod in Johannesburg. I quizzed him about resurfacing and he gave me the old " the ions are bad for you " blurb. He also had an old version of the prosthesis in his desk drawer which he showed me. I demonstrated my range of movement to him (I was 4 months post-op) and he was impressed but went back to the ion thing. I suppose someone needs to do a definitive study about ions and wave it in their faces before they'll grudgingly concede the value of resurfacing. I was frankly quite surprised because I respect South African physicians highly. After all the first successful heart transplant was performed there in 1967. Des Tuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 In a message dated 3/11/2004 3:42:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, jamesgannone@... writes: I am looking for information about where in South Africa I can get the Birmingham resurfacing procedure done and how much it will cost. On the midmedtec.co.uk website, they mention a surgeon named Spike Erasmus in Cape Town. I was in South Africa a few days ago and someone mentioned his name to me as being a competent surgeon, but I have no other information about him. There may be other people doing resurfacing there but he is the only one mentioned by the manufacturers of the BHR. My mother had a THR just over a year ago at age 89 by a well-known, highly competent orthopod in Johannesburg. I quizzed him about resurfacing and he gave me the old " the ions are bad for you " blurb. He also had an old version of the prosthesis in his desk drawer which he showed me. I demonstrated my range of movement to him (I was 4 months post-op) and he was impressed but went back to the ion thing. I suppose someone needs to do a definitive study about ions and wave it in their faces before they'll grudgingly concede the value of resurfacing. I was frankly quite surprised because I respect South African physicians highly. After all the first successful heart transplant was performed there in 1967. Des Tuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Hi Suggest you get in touch with the manufacturer of the resurface joint. They don't tend to list the surgeons who use them as there is some head hunting going on by new manufacturers. They will give you an OS who you could see. The website will give you contact details : For BHR: http://www.midmedtec.co.uk/index.htm Rog BHR both hips 2001 Ronan Treacy Birmingham method > I am looking for information about where in South Africa I can get > the Birmingham resurfacing procedure done and how much it will cost. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Hi Suggest you get in touch with the manufacturer of the resurface joint. They don't tend to list the surgeons who use them as there is some head hunting going on by new manufacturers. They will give you an OS who you could see. The website will give you contact details : For BHR: http://www.midmedtec.co.uk/index.htm Rog BHR both hips 2001 Ronan Treacy Birmingham method > I am looking for information about where in South Africa I can get > the Birmingham resurfacing procedure done and how much it will cost. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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