Open AccessHip resurfacing: patients are asking for it - should they get it?
Author(s) -
Harry E. Stewart
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
morecambe bay medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2634-0631
pISSN - 1466-707X
DOI - 10.48037/mbmj.v4i3.753
Subject(s) - hip resurfacing , variety (cybernetics) , medicine , advice (programming) , cons , physical therapy , advertising , medical education , surgery , computer science , business , arthroplasty , artificial intelligence , programming language
Hip resurfacing is promoted as being the best operation for the young and active person with an arthritic hip. Consumer-minded patients are taking themselve off to have the operation, not content with our advice or what we have to offer. Therefore, I visited the Midlands this year to investigate further, to see one performed, and to hear the pros and cons from a variety of speakers.