A New Alternative to Hip Replacement Surgery

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Hip Resurfacing
Dr. Peter Brooks
1/30/2007
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Euclid Hospital offers a new alternative to hip replacement surgery. Intended primarily for physically active patients less than 60 years old, the hip resurfacing technique shaves and caps a few millimeters of bone within the hip joint, and covers the joint's surfaces with an all metal implant. Click here to learn more from Dr. Peter Brooks, Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedics at Euclid Hospital.