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What Kind of Hip Should I have?
Link From Mr M.D. Bloomfield
http://www.thehipclinic.co.uk/total_hip.htm
If you are over 75 yrs of age, it probably does not
matter which hip you get. A cemented hip is reliable and generally much
cheaper if this is an issue. Choose your surgeon by experience and
reputation. Ask about minimal incision hip surgery but do not insist on
this. Allow your surgeon to make a bigger hole if he/she has to!
If you are between 65 and 75 years of age, you must ask
what hip you will be getting and why. Cemented THR of the Exeter,
Charnley, Lubinus, Stanmore or Muller type remain the 'Gold Standard'
and have improved enormously since the 1960's
There are good uncemented devices but there are also
some that gave spectacularly bad results. Ask about metal-on-metal or
ceramic-on-ceramic. The size of your hip scar is not the most important
issue! If you are under 65 yrs do not rest until you find an experienced
Hip Resurfacing surgeon. See section on Hip Resurfacing
http://www.thehipclinic.co.uk/hip_resurface.htm
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