This section grows over time. It gathers the practical patient guides — choosing a surgeon, preparing for surgery, and recovering afterwards — alongside real patient stories and articles on new implant developments and technique updates. Everything here is written for patients thinking about the operation, or recently through it.
Evergreen, practical guides for each stage of the decision — how to choose the right surgeon, how to prepare for surgery, and what recovery actually looks like.
Why surgeon volume, implant range and revision rates matter more than the implant itself — and the questions worth asking before you commit.
Read the guideAn honest account of what can go wrong — femoral neck fracture, infection, metal-related issues — how often it happens, and what keeps complications rare.
Read the guideHow to get surgery-fit, what the pre-operative assessment involves, and the practical steps in the run-up that measurably speed recovery.
Read the guideThe honest timeline from first steps on the day of surgery to clearance for impact sport — milestone by milestone, not date by date.
Read the guideReal patient accounts and the latest developments in hip resurfacing, added as they happen.
Fria was the first woman to undergo ceramic hip resurfacing at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital. What brought her to surgery, how she weighed the decision, and what four months of honest recovery have looked like, in her own words. More stories will follow.
Selected articles on hip resurfacing: implant choice, ceramic bearings, outcomes data, and the evolving evidence base. Written for patients, not clinicians.
Read articlesThe first ReCerf ceramic-on-ceramic hip resurfacing at Harborne Hospital has been performed by Mr Shakir Hussain. What the implant is, how it differs from metal-on-metal, and who it suits.
Read on hussainortho.comA private consultation with imaging review gives you a clear answer on whether hip resurfacing is right for you, which implant would suit, and what recovery looks like for your situation.
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