resurfacing in Ontario, Canada - questions

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I am going to have resurfacing done in April by Dr. Kim in

Ottawa, Canada. He informed me he uses Conserve + and not the BHR

that some mentioned in postings...

A couple of questions I have are: 1) Are there any others out there

who have had surgery with Dr. Kim or anyone else in Ontario? Dr.

Kim's apparently done 40 of these with very good stats so far.

2) Conserve vs. BHR: does the Conserve require more acetabular bone

stock than BHR? As a woman who's 5'5 " with a small frame, this does

concern me some.

3) Cutting of muscle: He said the short rotators must be cut, does

this mean piriformus and q. femoris...?? Are there long-term effects

from cutting, will muscles be weaker? Do most surgeons who use a

posterior approach cut the same muscles?

I also wonder about revisions and if most revisions to resurfaces go

direct to THR. If you can answer any of my questions, thank you -- I

will share info with others here in Ontario!

Deanna