Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing: a consensus from the Advanced Hip Resurfacing Course, Ghent, June 2009.
We report the consensus of surgical opinions of an international faculty of expert metal-on-metal hip resurfacing surgeons, with a combined experience of over 18,000 cases, covering required experience, indications, surgical technique, rehabilitation and the management of problematic cases.
De Smet
K
K
ANCA Medical Center, Krijgslaan 181, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Campbell
P A
PA
Gill
H S
HS
D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals; D011474:Prosthesis Design
D008670:Metals