Re: How long does resurfacing usually last?-suspicious

[Guest guest]

WHY AM I SUSPICIOUS? I've been to the Zimmer website, been through

all the Zimmer hip products...and I don't see anywhere a reference,

notation or suggestion that Zimmer offers any product for hip

resurfacing, or plans to. Lots of stuff for THR. (After seeing the

resurfacing devices, those THR implant actually seem pretty crude and

barbaric, don't they?) Do you suppose maybe the Zimmer rep is

worried he might be left to sell the orthopedic equivalent of buggy

whips if resurfacing really is the future?

(I've been to Biomet's website, too...and even for the hemi-

resurfing, their results study has a " mean " length of five years post-

op. For what that's worth)

Alan

> I had a Zimmer sales rep tell me that resurfacing only lasts 24-36

> months before it needs to be revised with a THR. He said he saw

this

> in Biomet's data. Could this be true? How about Corin & ?

>

> Marie