Phil Heaton
United Kingdom
Research Article
Personalized Medicine for Metal on Metal Hip Resurfacing: Predictors for the 10 Years Success of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing
Author(s): Jan Herman Kuiper, Paul Yuh Feng Lee, Phil Heaton, Amir Qureshi and James B RichardsonJan Herman Kuiper, Paul Yuh Feng Lee, Phil Heaton, Amir Qureshi and James B Richardson
Background: Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty was introduced to preserve patients’ bone and facilitate revision surgery. This prospective cohort study aims to determine a prognostic model (OsBHR) to predict which patient and surgeon related factors predict better long term implant survival for the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR). Methods: Between 1997 and 2002, details of 4490 patients (4945 hips) treated by hip resurfacing arthroplasty using the BHR prosthesis were entered in a prospective international registry and available for analysis. Implant survival was determined using the Kaplan-Meier estimator and a shared frailty proportional hazard model was used to determine predictors of implant revision. Results: prognostic equation suggested a minimum diameter of 50 mm should be used for male and 52 mm for.. View More»
