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The BHR, Birmingham Hip Resurfacing, offers younger, active patients more ROM, no restrictions of activities and almost no possiblity of dislocations as many of the older THR hip devices.

Derek McMinn and Ronan Treacy at the Royal Orthopaedic & Nuffield Hospitals, Birmingham, UK, have more than 9 years experience with metal on metal hip resurfacing devices. Hip Resurfacing offers a patient a bone conserving operation since the femur head does not have to be removed, just reshaped to accept the cap of the BHR.  Should  a revision be required at some time in the future, there is still an intact healthy femur allowing for a 'primary' hip without the normal complications associated with revision.

Hip resurfacing has been shown to eliminate the problems of proximal femoral stress shielding and osteolysis caused by plastic wear debris associated with traditional plastic/metal THR hips. Hip resurfacing eliminates the problems of hip dislocation and significantly reduces the problem of leg lengthening.

For patients with defects of the acetabulum, the BHR offers the Dysplasia Cup.  These are available in 6 sizes from 46mm to 66mm in 4mm increments. The Dysplasia Cups are available in 6 sizes from 46mm to 66mm in 4mm increments. The cup has 2 superolateral threaded lugs which allow for a unique screw fixation to ensure solid cup fixation in the deficient acetabulum. Structural bone grafting is not required.

BHR

BHR in place

BHR with Dysplasia Cup