Hip resurfacing is moving quickly: new ceramic implants, new approvals, new evidence. These articles track what is changing and what it means for the patient deciding this year, not in some general future.
"When can I run again?" is the first question active patients ask. A phase-by-phase guide built on milestones rather than dates — covering running, the gym, the bike, the court and the slopes, and the criteria that move you from one phase to the next.
Read the article →The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital has reported its first female ceramic hip resurfacing patient, operated on by Mr Shakir Hussain. How she decided, what recovery has honestly been like, and what the milestone means for women considering the operation now.
Read the article →NHS waits for hip surgery now run to many months, and for a resurfacing candidate the delay can change which operation is possible. What waiting costs, what self-pay involves, and how to find out where you stand.
Read the article →New approvals, a European rollout, and adoption at one of the UK's specialist orthopaedic hospitals. Why the reasons women were told no have gone, what the evidence shows so far, and what to do if you were turned away in the metal-on-metal era.
Read the article →Invented, abandoned, revived and nearly discredited before being reborn in ceramic. Mr Shakir Hussain traces the operation from the early mould arthroplasty, through the Birmingham metal-on-metal era and the ASR recall, to the ceramic implants in use today, and what that history means for your decision.
Read the article →The BHR was designed and made in Birmingham, carried hip resurfacing around the world, and is now rarely used. Its origins at the Royal Orthopaedic, why it was restricted in 2015, what the 25-year results show, and the implants that have taken its place.
Read the article →Selected hip resurfacing articles from hussainortho.com, the main practice site of the surgeon behind this clinic.
The questions these articles raise are settled in clinic, with your imaging on the screen. A private consultation will tell you plainly whether hip resurfacing is right for you.
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