Re: Resurfacing in Alberta, Canada

[Guest guest]

Resurfacing in Alberta, Canada

I just discovered that there is a group of 7 OSs at the Rocky

Mountain Hospital (Alberta) that did 65 hip resurfacings in 2003

and were scheduled for another 100 or so in 2004. Anybody have any

experiences here. They are using the BHR prosthesis. I am on a 1.5

yr waitng list in Vancouver but am 60 yrs old. In Alberta they are

accepting 55 as the max age for this procedure. Any responses would

be appreciated. Again, the 4 doctors in Vancouver are using the

Duron prosthesis by Zimmer. Any responses on this prosthesis also

would be appreciated. Thanks for all of the great input on this

board.

Ted

[Guest guest]

Resurfacing in Alberta, Canada

I just discovered that there is a group of 7 OSs at the Rocky

Mountain Hospital (Alberta) that did 65 hip resurfacings in 2003

and were scheduled for another 100 or so in 2004. Anybody have any

experiences here. They are using the BHR prosthesis. I am on a 1.5

yr waitng list in Vancouver but am 60 yrs old. In Alberta they are

accepting 55 as the max age for this procedure. Any responses would

be appreciated. Again, the 4 doctors in Vancouver are using the

Duron prosthesis by Zimmer. Any responses on this prosthesis also

would be appreciated. Thanks for all of the great input on this

board.

Ted

[Guest guest]

I just had my hip resurfaced by Dr. DeSmet on March 3,04 and I'm 73 years

old . DrDeSmet seems to go more by bone tissue health than age As long as the

bone tissue is healthy away he goes .

I'm feeling fantastic....golfing 4 times a week walking the course etc.

Fred.

[Guest guest]

GO FRED! GOOD ON YA!!!

In surfacehippy , barnesfred9@a... wrote:

> I just had my hip resurfaced by Dr. DeSmet on March 3,04 and I'm 73

years

> old . DrDeSmet seems to go more by bone tissue health than age As

long as the

> bone tissue is healthy away he goes .

> I'm feeling fantastic....golfing 4 times a week walking the course

etc.

> Fred.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Koen has recently completed bilateral surgery on a friend of mine -

female age 76 years. He did insist on doing the operations a month

apart because of her age but she is a very happy camper these days.

Pamela

lbhr De Smet Oct/02

> > I just had my hip resurfaced by Dr. DeSmet on March 3,04 and I'm 73

> years

> > old . DrDeSmet seems to go more by bone tissue health than age As

> long as the

> > bone tissue is healthy away he goes .

> > I'm feeling fantastic....golfing 4 times a week walking the course

> etc.

> > Fred.

> >

> >

> >