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Testimony
Dr .William Cory Foulk - Ironman Triathlon competitor More
Dr .William Cory Foulk - Ironman Triathlon competitor More
Dr .William Cory Foulk. From the
United States of America (USA)
is a Ironman Triathlon competitor. He participated in the European Triathlon Competition held in Frankfurt in July 2006 seven months Post Hip Resurfacing Surgery in ARCH, Chennai. Some of the pictures from the competition can be viewed below.
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Surgery - Dr Vijay C Bose - Results
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Surgery - Dr Vijay C Bose - Results
1200 Hip resurfacing Procedures
- 373 AVN (Largest series in the world)
- 237 Ank.Spondylitis, ( 22 fused hips)
- 37 Post- perthes/SUFE
- 48 inflammatory arthropathy
- 25 hip dysplasia
- 6 idiopathic chonodrolysis
- 3 post – TB
- 448 primary OA
- 23 post acetabular fracture
- Longest followup was 85 months post op
Outcome in consecutive 1200 hips
- Fracture of the femoral neck -1 .Acetabular side was intact. Femoral side was revised to anatomical head metal on metal hip resurfacing.
- Varus collapse (delayed primary failure) – 4 (inflammatory arthropathy) Acetabular side was intact. Femoral side was revised to anatomical head metal on metal hip resurfacing.
- Dislocations - 1 (recovery room) Open reduction was done in the immediate post operative day.
- Acetabular cup loosening – 2 (Acetabular side was revised at 6 weeks and 4 years respectively) – AVN Of these one had to be revised on the femoral side as well due to the size requirement.
Lost to follow up – 2 patients
| AVN Group | Non AVN Group |
| Intra op fracture of the acetabulum - nil | Intra op fracture of the acetabulum1(minor) |
| Violation of femoral neck by stem - nil | Violation of femoral neck by stem - 1 |
| Notching of neck - 1 | Notching of neck - nil |
| Femoral nerve palsy (transient) - 2 | Femoral nerve palsy (transient) - 2 |
| Infections | Infections |
| Superficial - 1 Deep -0 | Superficial - 0 Deep - 1 |
| Heterotrphic ossification - 1 | Heterotrphic ossification - nil |
| Shortening - 1 | Lengthening - 2 |
