Bone Conserving

Cormet Hip Resurfacing

Arthritis pain is debilitating. Work and play put demands on a painful hip that can take you out of the game. Hip resurfacing may be an attractive option for your active lifestyle! It helps recreate the natural feel of a normal hip while also being bone conserving – meaning more of your healthy bone is kept intact. First and foremost, your doctor wants to alleviate your pain, but he also has other objectives when addressing your hip. Decades of implant experience have taught us that the better the fit and the more closely a hip solution matches your natural anatomy, the better it will function. With hip resurfacing, doctors are able to help their patients by resurfacing, rather than totally replacing, the most damaged areas of the hip joint – capping the head of the femur (thighbone) and lining the inside of the hip socket – keeping more healthy bone intact.

Potential Benefits of Hip Resurfacing

Cormet Hip Resurfacing has several potential benefits:

• The head of the femur (thighbone) is large like your natural femoral head, potentially reducing the risk of dislocation. Dislocation of the ball head from the socket is less common with the Cormet device than with total hip replacement devices.¹ This means that you may be able to get back to the sports and activities you loved before your surgery.²
• The cobalt chromium metal cup and head cap are highly durable.^{3, 5} The metal-metal bearing surface has favorable wear characteristics, so it may allow for a potentially longer lasting implant.³
• Because of the larger size of the femoral head, a resurfaced hip functions more like a normal hip than traditional total hip replacement.⁴
• And, should a total hip replacement (revision) become necessary later in life, resurfacing leaves more natural bone in place. Future revision may also be easier because the remaining bone is not as compromised – the head of the femur is left in place, and a metal stem is not inserted into the femur as with traditional total hip replacement.

You want to keep pushing, but hip pain has put you on the bench. Resurfacing may be just the ticket to help get you back in the game. With its proven clinical experience,¹ Cormet Hip Resurfacing has generated much interest from surgeons and patients alike. The combination of bone-conserving technology and highly polished cobalt chromium metal resurfacing components help promote a better fit, excellent wear^{3, 5} and more natural performance. Cormet Hip Resurfacing can help you live your active lifestyle again. So what are you waiting for? Get back out there!