Recerf is not yet on general release with ce approval matortho is a uk based company and its availability around the world is subject to local regulatory and hospital approvals.
Ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing.
Recerf ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing device.
Unfortunately the time to approval from application is not in our control and can vary between countries and hospitals.
The traditional standard hip resurfacing device is metal on metal like the bhr birmingham hip resurfacing device the wright c and biomet.
H1 ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing device.
Hip resurfacing update 2013.
Brian 52 weeks post operation koen de smet 27th june 2019 re cerf johannesburg 12 month x ray 12 month update i m now 12 month post operation as i write this and i am walking cycling and exercising.
Dr koen de smet ceramic left hip resurfacing johannesburg june 2019.
Ceramic hip resurfacing is similar in design to traditional metal hip resurfacing however the implant is manufactured from the ceramic commonly used in many conventional total hip replacements.
De smet places his first recerf hip resurfacing device on march 3 2019 in johannasburg south africa.
While it s not uncommon for older people to get total hip replacements doctors now often go with hip resurfacing implants for younger patients who have conditions such as osteoarthritis.
New types of devices are being.
Fda approvals and information about off label hip resurfacing systems by dr.
Recerf is a new type of ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing device.
This is a prospective non randomized consecutive series multicentre observational study to evaluate the clinical outcome of ceramic on ceramic hip resurfacing arthroplasty using the ceramic non porous non cemented h1 hip resurfacing arthroplasty.
It includes a safety study followed by an efficacy study.
Personal stories by date.
This information has been written by a prof patrick weinrauch for the purposes of patient education.
A sydney man is one of the first in the world to receive a new ceramic hip that is designed to overcome issues with metal on metal implants for hip resurfacing operations.
Hip resurfacing for women.