BHR vs THR - Western Australia

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Hi there, I'm new to the forum and thought I'd run a few questions

past the collective brain's trust to get some current opinions on a

few things. I'm sure these questions have been asked a million time

before, but here they are anyway.

I am a reasonably healthy 36 year old male who lives in Western

Australia and I have advanced OA in both hips. I have lived with

this condition for many years and has got to the stage where

something needs to be done.

I have sought the advice of 2 of the leading orthopoeadic surgeons

in my area who have both advised me against BHR and pushed me

towards the more traditional ceramic THR path. They say the BHR is

an unproven technology and should be approached with extreme

caution. When I have put forward the purported advantages of a BHR,

they warned me to be wary of the marketing of new products and to

approach my 'investigation' in a clinical manner and 'don't believe

everthing you read'.

Everything I've read seems to indicate that the BHR would be the way

to go for me (young, healthy, active), but the experts clearly say

otherwise.

Has anyone of a similar age to me (36), had either a THR or BHR and

what were your opinions and outcomes?

Any recommendations for an Australian, or even better still, a West

Australian surgeon who performs these operations?

Thanks for reading this, any advice would be greatly appreciated as

I am getting more confused by the minute.

Cheers.