Avascular Necrosis & Hip-Resurfacing.

I tried to put off surgery for my bilateral necrosis for almost 18 months and tried alternate therapies. Now as things have only gone from bad to worse and I will be going in for surgery.

I have found out that there are two types of surgeries that one can get. A hip replacement and hip resurfacing. The hip replacement is a time tested technology which most surgeons are comfortable with performing. Moreover as it a relatively old technology we have clear numbers and case studies showing us its success rate.
I have a friend who is an orthopedic surgeon and he too highly recommends the metal on metal total hip replacement as its tried and tested and proven to be successful and last for roughly twenty years at least.

There is a new kind of implant for younger and more active patients. The new hip resurfacing promises better results in terms of longevity as well as range of activity possible after surgery.
Also i have come to learn that for any reason if hip resurfacing does not give desired results or is the surgery is not a success it can be easily converted to a total hip replacement.
The amount of bone cut out during the hip resurfacing is very little compared to that of a total hip replacement.
The only drawback being the fact that this being a relatively new technique we don't have long term clinical results. However the current data available is very promising and it certainly looks to be more beneficial than the total hip replacement.

Anyway I will be meeting a hip resurfacing specialist Dr Vijay Bose at Apollo hospital in Chennai to discuss my options. He is said to be the pioneer in this kind of surgery in India.

This is a general forum where hip resurfacing patients discuss about their surgery and its outcome.

This website is a rather disturbing but surprisingly informative.

Corin and smith&nephew are the good people who make the implants used for hip resurfacing. you can go to their website and ask for more information and the mail it to you.