Abstract
Hip Resurfacing in its current metal on metal hybrid fixation form has been performed in large numbers in Australia since 1999.
Outcomes from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry are shown. While there is a wide range of outcomes these can be shown to depend on patient factors and implant factors.
Use of one of the successful implants (for example the Birmingham Hip) in a young male patient with osteoarthritis by a suitably trained surgeon can lead to good results.
In the AOA NJRR the 10 year cumulative percent revision rate for the Birmingham Hip in male patients under the age of 60 at the time of surgery is 3.3%
