Comments on: Joint Decisions: Hip Resurfacing

By: ra

ra — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:53:29 +0000

I live in the Boston, MA area and recently saw an orthopedic surgeon to talk about options on hip treatments. He performs hip replacements and has never done hip resurfacings. Predictably, he did not have good things to say about resurfacings and did not suggest I have hip replacement because I’m still too young (early 50s) and am in relatively little pain. I would like to get another opinion from a surgeon that does resurfacings. If anyone can help, I would appreciate it.

By: Carter

Carter — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:00:11 +0000

I think Jesuit’s own preconceptions prevented him or her from actually reading the article. Look at the line: “the procedure, practiced for years abroad and approved by the FDA in 2006.” This cutting edge surgery and the medical devices that accompany it were pioneered in countries with supposedly ‘socialized medicine’…. the same countries who spend less than half what we do, yet have healthier, happier, longer lived residents…. gee, wasn’t ‘socialized medicine’ supposed to stifle innovation and quality of care? Dont believe the chatter – we do NOT have the best healthcare system in the world. Thank goodness at least our orthopedists are willing to learn from people overseas, even if our voting public is not.

By: vernita laws

vernita laws — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:20:26 +0000

Thank you for the article in The Saturday Evening Post July/August issue on Joint Decisions: Resurfacing by Unmesh Kher. I am in the process of going to an Orthopedic Surgeon to discuss a hip replacement. This article gives me another option to consider and discuss with the Dr. I found out about this article one week prior to my appointment.
Many thanks to The Saturday Evening Post for publishing the article.
Vernita Laws

By: Jesuit

Jesuit — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:39:59 +0000

If government bureaucrats take total control of the medical profession, the best surgeons will soon leave, and those that remain–such as they are–will have very little time to spend with the patients they’re able to see. No time, for many others.
This virtual non-treatment–costing taxpayers multi-billions of dollars–will, however, be “free.”