Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 I just joined surfacehippy today. I am looking for more information about resurfacing in the US. I have a friend who went to Belgium and had the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) device by Dr. De Smet and he has nothing but great things to say about it. Belgium sounds great, but I don't know if flying overseas is a real option for me. He went to Belgium b/c it wasn't covered by insurance and it would have been about 3x the cost in the US. As I do my research I see there are devices in the US that are similar. Does anyone know how the Conserve Plus, Cormet (sp?), or others compare to the BHR. Are they FDA approved and/or covered by insurance? The doctor I have been seeing prefers total hip replacement vs resurfacing. I'm not totally sure why. He does 400/year and is well known as one of the best in the area (Central Wisconsin). I am confident in his abilities, but should I be looking for someone with more resurfacing experience or at least more pro-resurfacing? I know that Dr. De Smet is the expert, but are there doctors in the US that are just as good? It is really exciting to see all of the excitement created by the people at surfacehippy. So many similarities with the stories. Pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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