Patient Stories & Reviews

What patients say about their hip resurfacing journey with Mr Shakir Hussain.

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Choosing a surgeon is easier when you can hear from people who have already made the choice. This page gathers recovery stories from hip resurfacing patients alongside reviews from Doctify and Google.

4.98 / 5
Average Doctify rating
500+
Patient reviews on Doctify
2024–26
Doctify Outstanding Patient Experience, three consecutive years
Patient Stories

Recovery Stories in Patients' Own Words

Star ratings tell you how patients felt; stories tell you what the journey was actually like, from decision to recovery.

Martin with his time-trial bike, back in Ironman training after hip resurfacing
Patient Story

The Road Back to Ironman

Martin had completed six Ironman triathlons when his hip failed. Eighteen months after hip resurfacing with Mr Shakir Hussain at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, he is entered for Ironman Copenhagen, on the same course he last raced with a failing hip.

Patient Story

The First Woman: Ceramic Hip Resurfacing at the ROH

Fria was the first woman to undergo ceramic hip resurfacing with Mr Shakir Hussain 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.

Dan with Mr Shakir Hussain following his hip resurfacing at the Woodlands Suite, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham
Patient Story

Dan: Hip Resurfacing at the Woodlands Suite

Dan, 43, had lived with severe osteoarthritis for more than two years. The pain in his left hip disrupted his sleep, limited his work and put him at risk of ill-health retirement from a career he loved. Seven weeks after hip resurfacing with Mr Shakir Hussain at the Woodlands Suite, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, he was walking without crutches and sleeping through the night, and he is back playing guitar in his church worship team after more than a year away. "The difference you feel is honestly life-changing because you're not living with the underlying pain anymore." His full story is published by ROH Private Care.

Patient Story

Spartykus: A Hip Resurfacing Journal

Spartykus documented his entire hip resurfacing journey with Mr Shakir Hussain on Surface Hippy, a long-running international patient community for hip resurfacing. His 2022 account runs from the first consultation and the decision-making process through the operation itself and a step-by-step recovery: a candid, detailed insight for anyone considering the same path.

Doctify

What Do Patients Say About Hip Resurfacing?

The reviews below are filtered to hip resurfacing specifically and load live from Doctify.

Google

Reviews on Google

Patients also share their experience on Google, where the practice holds a 5.0 rating. The reviews below are the ones about hip resurfacing.

★★★★★

"Had hip resurfacing surgery with Mr Hussain and his team, couldn't fault the whole process. Mr Hussain clearly has a passion for his work to get his patients back to their active lifestyle."

Martin C. · Google review
★★★★★

"I am a 57 years old male. Dr Hussain performed hip resurfacing on my right hip. From day one it felt natural and stable. The initial pain from the surgery was different from the previous grinding and reduced within a week to lower levels than before. Once home I only ever needed to take over the counter pain killers. Now one month after surgery, I walk 3 to 4 miles 5 times a week at a quick pace without pain or support. I have started cycling, swimming, even riding my motorcycle. I just wish I did the surgery earlier!"

Christophe P. · Google review
★★★★★

"I genuinely can't put into words properly what a life changing operation Hip Resurfacing is, and to have Mr Hussain agree to carry it out was the cherry on the cake. A motorcycle accident 16 years ago left me with multiple severe injuries to recover from, and now at 58 my left hip had given up. In truth, it gave up three years ago, I should have approached Mr Hussain much sooner. I've gone from having a blue badge and crutches to walking almost completely normally and getting a job, within three weeks of surgery. Two and half months later and it's almost unbelievable what a skilled surgeon can do. I am a new man, back at the gym, long walks, hobbies all so much better. Thank you does not seem enough. But all the same, Thank You."

John R. · Google review
★★★★★

"I cannot rate Mr Hussain highly enough. He not only treated my 17 year old son with a full hip replacement following a broken hip resurfacing he had at 16 following an awful accident. But he then gave me a ceramic resurfacing in January this year at the age of 56. As an active sports person, I am now back running, swimming, cycling and teaching pilates 6 months later. I cannot tell you how good it is to have a hip with no pain, fully functioning and allowing me to do the things I used to do some while ago. Mr Hussain is very understated, totally professional and very competent. Totally recommend him to sort you out and get you back to good health without pain."

Emma C. · Google review
★★★★★

"Mr Hussain resurfaced my hip, before this I couldn't walk or run, now I am running and walking everywhere, completely changed my life. I am very grateful, couldn't thank him and his team enough."

Satti S. · Google review
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