Hip Resurfacing Information

Below are links to sites that will help with your research and discovery.

Informational Sites
What is Hip Resurfacing?	Patient Sites	Helpful Organizations	Hip Registries	Device Makers
Device Makers: Many of the top device makers provide good educational material for potential patients. Here is a listing for the top HR device makers and their links. Corin Medical, LTD makes the Cormet Hip Resurfacing implant. Stryker Corporation has established an agreement to market this device in the USA under their name. FDA approval was won on July 3rd, 2007. KeepMeActive is the patient education site for Corin & Stryker so far. Hip Resurfacing is covered on this page. A Patient Information Pack is available free of charge, and includes a 16-page booklet and a 20-minute video, explaining Hip Resurfacing, who it is suitable for, and including interviews with two patients. You can request a copy of the Pack by calling the Corin Hip Resurfacing Helpline on 01285 649230 (from the UK) or +44 1285 649230 (international). Not offered in the USA as of yet. Smith and Nephew - makers of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System. Click here to order their free Patient Guide to Hip Resurfacing and here for FAQs about the BHR System Wright: Patient Education (Total and Partial) Jimmy Connors Story (from Wright) Conserve Plus from Wright Resurfacing Discussed Biomet Belgium - ReCap Resurfacing System M2a-Taper Metal-on-Metal Online Patient Education Seminars Depuy International Limited (Johnson & Johnson) - On Hips ASR - Articular Surface Replacement Finsbury - hosts the famous Great Debate for surgeons The Hip Surgery Patient Hip Guide Icon -in Germany Nice Comparison between THR and HR Hip Resurfacing Device Zimmer makes the Durom Hip Resurfacing Device Additional Information about the Device