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The shortest route to the highest quality, value priced Hip Replacement and Hip Resurfacing in the World! You can spend days, even weeks researching the variations in Hip Replacement and Resurfacing technologies. The medical term is Hip Arthroplasty. You are viewing the actual pelvic x-ray of a 40-something American woman whose left hip was resurfaced in India. Her US managed care health plan told her she was too young for the approved THR treatment at home. She refused to suffer any longer and take No for an answer. It will take you hours and multiple queries to get a quote from American hospitals and doctors if you are a self pay patient. Even with hard-fought discounts, the cost is higher in the US than anywhere in the World. If you are insured and don’t care about cost, we invite you to learn why Hip Resurfacing may be a better option for you. HipHipAway offers comparative costs from the US to leading orthopedic centers and doctors around the globe. Why? Because there are almost no high volume resurf surgeons in the US or Canada. Most ortho surgeons are in the twi-light of their careers and don’t want to learn a new technology which requires precision and finesse. Those with insurance are unlikely to find a qualified surgeon within their network with the experience to deliver the best results. That’s why you must travel to get the best english speaking surgeons and the best results. You will experience more choices and better treatment and care, without sacrificing quality. These super specialists rank among the best resurf surgeons on the Planet. It’s all about choice! It’s hip replacement for the well-informed! More informed decision making leads to more control over the outcome.
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Given a choice which would you prefer? The bone-sparing BHR on left, or the femoral neck de-capitating Total Hip Replacement option on the right? BHR is the only resurfacing implant with ten year clinical results and a world-wide 42 country survival rate of 97.2%. Mean age of patient has been 51. It is the gold standard of Hip Resurfacing! Is it too soon to alter your activity level or give up your quality of life? Are you too young for Medicare or a Total Hip Replacement? Life Style expectations among the baby-boomer generation are driving surgical innovation toward less invasive, bone-sparing resurface procedures. |
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If you’ve found your way to HipHipAway.com, you have reached the fourth stage that patients go through on their way to accepting the need for replacement. A 2008 Kent State University research paper identifies this as the “hurting and hoping” stage where you want to feel normal again and return to activities you had to give up. Or maybe you are at stage three, “letting go and letting in.” It’s time to give up some independence and control, understand how hip replacement will improve and enhance your quality of life. There’s no better way than learning from those who have done it and can guide you through the process. That’s the reason we created HipHipAway.com, to help you find the best choice, the highest quality and the most affordable solution. You’ve been “putting up and putting off” too long and now you are tired of “waiting and worrying.”
Hip Resurfacing has decided advantages over the current gold standard THR, which eventually wears out. If you need a hip job under age 65, chances are good that you will eventually need revision surgery (replacing the replacement). Revision is more difficult and expensive, since the femoral head was removed for the Total Hip Replacement. That’s been the American way until the FDA’s first approval of Hip Resurfacing Technology in May 2006. The Hip Resurfacing technique preserves the femoral head. If you eventually need another procedure, it will be easier to accomplish.
Metal on Metal (MOM) Hip Resurfacing and Total Hip Replacement are 3rd generation state of the art technologies designed for those under 65 who want to improve their quality of life, be more active and lose the pain. Some studies reflect a 98% success rate. No fewer than six hip resurfacing devices are available today around the World. Learn more about them in the panel to your left. A leading UK orthopedic surgeon has introduced variations on Total Hip Replacement using larger headed metal on metal balls less likely to dislocate with lower-is- better wear rates.
There is also Mid Head Resection Prosthesis with a more stout stem than the BHR stem. It is referred to as “Resurfacing Plus” or “BHR Mid-Stem.” For those who require the old gold standard Total Hip Replacement Smith & Nephew has the BHR deep stem. The Mid-Stem and the Deep-Stem are currently available at only five centres around the world. Our Auckland surgeon has accomplished the first in the World BMHR revision according to Smith and Nephew, the manufacturer.
A 41-year old male from Christchurch who received another maker’s resurface implant in 2007 had
experienced a stress fracture at the top of his femoral neck. He contacted us in search of a surgeon who would attempt BHR mid stem rather than Total Hip Replacement. Although our surgeon was doubtful, he was able to satisfy the patient’s desire. It was done under the New Zealand public health system which paid all costs. Our worldwide reach makes us the undisputed medical travel leader in quality, value and technology! Nobody else comes close!
If you are uninsured and self-pay or willing to self-pay because your wait is too long in Canada or the UK, the most important criteria are quality and cost. The cost of hip resurface implants in most Canadian hospitals is two to three times greater than conventional THR hardware. No wonder the Provincial Health Service doesn’t use it more frequently and your orthopedic surgeon doesn’t recommend it. It’s a disadvantage of government healthcare. Under the Canada Health Act, the Canadian Orthopedic Association cannot provide any surgical referrals because all patients must be referred to an orthopedic surgeon by a family physician. We often hear from frustrated Canadians struggling with the process and waiting. We are here to help you. A 2005-2006 government study indicates only six percent of all Canadian hip replacements were metal on metal. 79% were the old metal on plastic type. Cost is not the only factor. The learning curve of Canadian surgeons is at issue. If you’re from Manitoba or Saskatchewan Provinces you are more likely to travel for joint replacement. High infection rates in Provincial hospitals are a big concern as reported in local newspapers. This alone can be disastrous. Our preferred surgeons have infection rates less than 1-percent. Another reason to go that extra mile for better care and better outcomes! You welcome transparency when you can find it. You’ve just found it! What would cost you $40 to $60 thousand in the States on a self-pay basis is available for under $10,000 including FDA approved hardware through HipHipAway and our Medical Travel company, Boomer Health Travel, America’s first choice for joint surgery abroad. Please visit www.boomerhealthtravel.com/
If you have a sense of adventure, like to travel and consider yourself a cut above on the intelligent design scale read on. You’ll be rewarded with a life changing experience and save at least $40,000 in the process. 51-year old Steve Senn, an active California outdoor enthusiast received BHR through HipHipAway to maintain his active lifestyle. His results haven been outstanding.
When Henry DeKoning’s brother discouraged surgery abroad, saying God will take care of your bum hip, Henry’s reply was “he hasn’t for almost ten years.” The 58-year old Teamster truck driver from rural Nebraska journeyed to India for BHR deep stem instead of a trip to Wichita for the old fashioned total hip replacement. Maybe a higher power was responsible for giving Henry the ability to reason, accept 21st century medical technology and chose a World Class resurf surgeon. Hallelujah!
Be sure to request more information on this site, qualify for a free opinion and be prepared for a rewarding, gratifying journey to better motion, less pain and an improved quality of life. Once you submit your request, qualified patients unlock the door to a wealth of specific, detailed information about our doctors, hospitals and array of accommodation options from quaint guesthouses to 4-star resort accommodations. Don’t miss out on the best surgical options and the web’s most comprehensive Hip Resurfacing packages.
If you have health insurance and don’t care about the implant and what the cost is, then prepare to be a victim of your own circumstances, the health insurer, the domestic surgeon, the hospital and the maize that is the American and Canadian healthcare system. You can’t count on getting the best hip implant. However, if you care about getting the best, if you want to learn more about the variety of implants and what constitutes a World Class Surgeon, read on. What’s it worth to be pain free and resume your active life-style? We have the highest quality most affordable solution for you!
