Performing hip resurfacing as an outpatient procedure may help hospitals and surgery centers mitigate cost, according to a study published in Orthopaedic Proceedings. The researchers identified 77 ...

Birmingham hip resurfacing offers an effective long-term alternative to total hip replacement, especially for athletic men in their 30s to 50s. Patients who underwent BHR were three times more likely ...

Physical therapy, walking aids, and injections can help avoid a hip replacement. Hip resurfacing surgery preserves more bone and is an option for younger patients. Hip fusion surgery eliminates motion ...

Robert Barrack, MD, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at WashU Medicine, led a long-term study that showed that patients who received a Birmingham hip resurfacing ...