title: A clinicoradiologic study of the Birmingham Mid-Head Resection device.
abstract: This is a 1.2- to 5.3-year survival and clinicoradiologic study of patients with the Birmingham Mid-Head Resection (BMHR) device (Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics, Warwick, United Kingdom). Sixty consecutive hips implanted with this device between 2003 and 2007 were reviewed with hip outcome questionnaires, clinical examination, and radiographs at a minimum follow-up of 1 year. There were no revisions, mechanical failures, or signs of femoral neck stress shielding. All hips were functioning well and showed no significant adverse clinical or radiographic features. Birmingham Mid-Head Replacement offers the prospect of circumventing the need for a more invasive procedure such as hip replacement in patients who would benefit from a conservative arthroplasty but lack femoral head bone quality, which is a prerequisite for a successful hip resurfacing.
authors.affiliation: The McMinn Centre, 25 Highfield Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3DP, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: Chandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: Hena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ziaee
authors.forename: Derek J W
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: McMinn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome