Modern Hip Resurfacing [Paperback]

Hip replacement surgery is a radical and traumatic procedure that has enormous disadvantages to the patient in terms of postoperative mobility and morbidity. Hip resurfacing is a more conservative approach resulting in less of the patients hip and femur being lost, which has great advantages to a younger patient group. The author of Hip Resurfacing is the worlds leading authority on this surgery, making this the definitive resource in hip resurfacing

Derek McMinn developed a resurfacing hip implant that is a viable alternative to total hip replacement. In this book, McMinn and others prominent in hip arthroplasty document and discuss the development and science of the modern resurfacing device.

Growth and interest in resurfacing hip arthroplasty is due entirely to one surgeon, Mr Derek McMinn, who developed a resurfacing hip implant that is both conservative and a sustainable alternative to total hip replacement. Mr McMinn is recognised globally as the father of modern resurfacing techniques; he is also an educator to the new generation of orthopedic surgeons who wish to understand and develop techniques accommodating resurfacing arthroplasty in their practice. Hip Resurfacing brings together some of the most prominent names in hip arthroplasty, and together the authors review the practical aspects of resurfacing while they also documenting the development and science of the modern resurfacing device. Modern Hip Resurfacing represents the combined knowledge and current experience of the revolutionary technique of hip resurfacing and provides fascinating insight into one of the most significant developments in hip arthroplasty.