Re: SF Resurf Doc & Hippy Wisdom

[Guest guest]

Hi Alan,

I live in the Bay Area and actually communicated with Dr. Ries a year

ago (via e-mail) when I was still investigating resurfacing. I had

heard that he was considered an outstanding surgeon and that he had

used the Medical Conserve device (femoral side only), but he

told me that he " [does] not do resurfacings because they require a

metal on metal articulation " because he " [has] concerns about metal

ion toxicity. "

Incidentally, I also visited Dr. Stuart Goodman (Chief of Orthopaedic

Surgery, Stanford Universtiy) in Jan 03 and he also pooh-poohed MoM

arthroplasty due to his concern about metal ion toxicity.

As for picking the very best resurfacing surgeon, I'd say from the

research I've done (which includes reviewing most of the testimonials

posted on this newsgroup) that the following docs are by far the very

best (listed in alphabetical order):

Amstutz

De Smet

Gross

McMinn

Treacy

Hope this helps.

Jim V.S.

LBHR, De Smet, 11/25/03

> Thanks Hippies, one and all.

>

> Again the collective experience and wisdom of the group humble me.

> I'll probably not bother talking to Dr. Ries. If nobody in the

group

> has heard of -- let alone used -- him, I'm certainly not going to

> step foward to be a practice dummy.

>

> JRI impressed me. And I grew up around hospitals and docs. It's

> possible I might end up in Belgium or Birmingham...but only if

> insurance issues close out the possibility of a resurf @ JRI.

>

> Happy Saturday....

> Alan

[Guest guest]

At 12:21 PM 5/15/2004 +0000, you wrote:

> If nobody in the group

>has heard of -- let alone used -- him, I'm certainly not going to

>step foward to be a practice dummy.

I've heard of him by Elisabeth of HUSG if I recall correctly, and nice

things said about him. BUT, his name and resurfacing were not in the same

conversation.

Cindy

C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01

[Guest guest]

> > If nobody in the group

> >has heard of -- let alone used -- him, I'm certainly not going to

> >step foward to be a practice dummy.

> I've heard of him by Elisabeth of HUSG if I recall correctly, and nice

> things said about him. BUT, his name and resurfacing were not in

the same

> conversation.

I ran a MEDLINE search on him. He's done a lot of research into

failure modes of both hip and knee replacements, as well as the

mechanical properties of these prostheses. No papers on

resurfacing,but perhaps his research has persuaded him that this

approach has merit. I'd ask him how many resurfacings he's actually

done or assisted, and what the outcomes were.

Steve (bilat C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz)

[Guest guest]

Jim...

It actually helps a great deal. I'm not going to bother going

farther with Dr. Ries. " Metal ion toxicity " seems to be something of

a mantra in the Bay Area. Three docs... all of whom do THR's have

said the same thing.

I'll be sticking with Dr. Amstutz.

Thanks.

Alan

> > Thanks Hippies, one and all.

> >

> > Again the collective experience and wisdom of the group humble

me.

> > I'll probably not bother talking to Dr. Ries. If nobody in the

> group

> > has heard of -- let alone used -- him, I'm certainly not going to

> > step foward to be a practice dummy.

> >

> > JRI impressed me. And I grew up around hospitals and docs. It's

> > possible I might end up in Belgium or Birmingham...but only if

> > insurance issues close out the possibility of a resurf @ JRI.

> >

> > Happy Saturday....

> > Alan