Download or read book Modern Hip Resurfacing written by Derek J. W. McMinn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-02-02 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hip replacement surgery is a radical and traumatic procedure that has enormous disadvantages to the patient in terms of postoperative mobility and morbidity. Hip resurfacing is a more conservative approach resulting in less of the patient’s hip and femur being lost, which has great advantages to a younger patient group. The author of Hip Resurfacing is the world’s leading authority on this surgery, making this the definitive resource in hip resurfacing