The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR ... repeat THA with less and less available bone over time. Concern about metal ions exists for both resurfacing and THA (metal-on-metal).

Research revealing the relatively high failure rates of metal-on-metal implants in hip replacement surgery has led to a dramatic decline in their use. Research in the School of Clinical Sciences ...

"It is genuinely concerning that the DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip replacement, which no clinician would now use, from a product group the orthopaedic profession has rejected for the serious ...

Further research found that metal-on-metal hip replacement was responsible for over 8,000 excess revision procedures at a cost of over £100 million in England and Wales alone. This equated to over 110 ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Severe hip arthritis can cause pain and difficulty walking. Many people who have ...

If you or someone you know is about to get hip replacement surgery, you may be expecting a long road ahead. However, a swift ...

Charnley was a highly skilled orthopaedic surgeon and his total hip replacement procedure, developed in the 1960s, has benefited hundreds of thousands of patients. Surgeons around the world still ...