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Unlike traditional total hip replacement surgery, where the entire femoral head is removed, hip resurfacing involves reshaping the damaged surface of the femoral head and capping it with thin-shelled components that have a similar thickness to the removed cartilage.
Hip Resurfacing arthroplasty is intended for patients with failure of the hip joint who are likely to outlive or outperform a traditional total hip replacement (THR).
Hip resurfacing is recommended as ‘one option for people with advanced hip disease who would otherwise receive and are likely to outlive a conventional primary total hip replacement’ – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance for metal-on-metal (MoM)1.
1.1 This document is a statement of current best practice in primary total hip replacement (THR) and metal-on-metal hip resurfacing (MOMR) in the United Kingdom (UK) in all settings. It has been approved by the Council of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and by the Executive and Members of the British Hip Society (BHS).
Treatment. Hip Resurfacing. Patients with advanced arthritis of the hip may be candidates for either traditional total hip replacement (arthroplasty) or hip resurfacing (hip resurfacing arthroplasty). Each of these procedures is a type of hip replacement, but there are important differences.
25 mar 2024 · Hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) provides an attractive alternative to total hip arthroplasty (THA) for the management of osteoarthritis in younger, more active patients; however, concerns persist over complications specific to HRA.
26 lut 2014 · Evidence-based recommendations on artificial hips and hip resurfacing for treating end‑stage arthritis of the hip in adults. This guidance replaces NICE technology appraisal guidance on the selection of prostheses for primary total hip replacement (TA2) and on the use of metal on metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty (TA44).
