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  2. Derek McMinn - Wikipedia

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    Derek McMinn M.D. F.R.C.S. "Professor" Derek McMinn is a British orthopaedic surgeon and inventor who practised in Birmingham, United Kingdom at the BMI Edgbaston Hospital until his suspension in 2020. McMinn is currently under police investigation for allegedly keeping the body parts of thousands of patients over a 25-year period.

  3. Hip resurfacing - Wikipedia

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    Hip resurfacing has been developed as a surgical alternative to total hip replacement (THR). The procedure consists of placing a cap (usually made of cobalt-chrome metal), which is hollow and shaped like a mushroom, over the head of the femur while a matching metal cup (similar to what is used with a THR) is placed in the acetabulum (pelvis socket), replacing the articulating surfaces of the ...

  4. Hip replacement - Wikipedia

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    Data which are shown in The Australian Orthopaedic Association's 2008 National Joint replacement registry, a record of nearly every hip implanted in that country over the previous 10 years, tracked 6,773 BHR (Birmingham Hip Resurfacing) hips and found that less than 0.33% may have been revised due to the patient's reaction to the metal ...

  5. Inside Patrick Kane’s hip resurfacing surgery — and why it’s ...

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    When the two metal surfaces rub against one another in the joint, it can create metal ions. Some people have reactions to those ions, which can loosen the implant and cause tissue damage around ...

  6. Minimally invasive hip resurfacing - Wikipedia

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    Specialty. orthopedic. [ edit on Wikidata] Minimally invasive hip resurfacing (MIS) is a total or partial hip surgery that can be carried out through an incision of less than 10 cm (4 inches) without imparting great forces on the anatomy or compromising component positioning. [1]

  7. Sarah Muirhead-Allwood - Wikipedia

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    Sarah Muirhead-Allwood. Sarah Muirhead-Allwood (FRCS) (born 1947), is a British orthopaedic surgeon known for performing complex hip resurfacings and unusual hip replacements. Those she has operated on include The Queen Mother and Andy Murray. In 2002 she founded the London Hip Unit, to provide adults with hip problems a range of supportive ...

  8. Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago (or NOHC) was a medical center from 1987 to 2009. NOHC was an eight-storey hospital with approximately 200,000 square feet (19,000 m 2 ), with all services conveniently located off of a central elevator bank. It had 10 operating rooms, 52 medical/surgical beds, 15 rehabilitation beds, and 18 ...

  9. Arthroplasty - Wikipedia

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    Arthroplasty (literally " [re-]forming of joint ") is an orthopedic surgical procedure where the articular surface of a musculoskeletal joint is replaced, remodeled, or realigned by osteotomy or some other procedure. It is an elective procedure that is done to relieve pain and restore function to the joint after damage by arthritis or some ...