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Biotech / Medical : Indications - Neurodegenerative
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To: DewDiligence_on_SI who wrote (402)5/25/2012 10:27:14 AM
From: bmaz001  Read Replies (1) of 448
 
Thanks, Dew. Unfortunately, the non metal-on-metal options (that I'm aware of) are in the 'total hip replacement' category. That approach involves lopping off a large section of the upper femur. Hip resurfacing is very different in that the 'ball' of the femur is slightly ground down and then 'capped'. The 'kit' that my surgeon uses is the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing system (BHR). If I knew that the ions resulting from the metal-on-metal contact were too minimal to affect neurodegenerative diseases, I'd go with the BHR approach. Unfortunately, I doubt that anyone really knows for sure at this point.
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