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Exciting, New, More Conservative Alternative to Total Hip Replacement

Posted on August 29, 2008

The Hip Resurfacing Program at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation's Center for Total Joint Replacement offers an exciting alternative to total hip replacement -- Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR).The BHR system is a technologically advanced surgical procedure that resurfaces rather than replaces the end of the femur (thigh bone). This allows patients to participate in more strenuous physical activity with an implant that is potentially more stable than traditional total hip replacements.Learn more about this exciting, new and more conservative alternative to total hip replacement:http://www.pamf...

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