This section grows over time. It gathers the practical patient guides — choosing a surgeon, preparing for surgery, and recovering afterwards — alongside clinical articles on new implant developments and technique updates. Patient stories and verified reviews now live on the Patient Stories & Reviews page. 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 guideWhy the choice of operation matters most in your thirties, forties and fifties, and why keeping your own bone is usually the better first move.
Read the guideWhen a hip with AVN can be resurfaced, when a replacement is safer, and what fifteen years of published follow-up show.
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 guideClinical articles and the latest developments in hip resurfacing, added as they happen.
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.
Book a Consultation