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August 17, 2010

My In-Service Presentation - Hip Replacement vs. Hip Resurfacing

Every semester, as part of my educational requirement, I have to ask a clinical question that related to the clinic setting that I am in and find research articles that answer that question. Following is my research question: In patients with hip osteoarthritis, are there advantages in hip resurfacing compared to total hip replacement in terms of life of the appliance, surgical procedure, and rehabilitation time?

I found three papers to critique on the topic. One contrasts the two surgeries, titled: A randomised study comparing resection of acetabular bone at resurfacing and total hip replacement. Another discusses bone density following hip resurfacing surgery, titled: Bone density of the femoral neck following Birmingham hip resurfacing: A 2-year prospective study in 27 hips. Another discusses quality of bone following the surgery, titled: Xxxx. And the final paper compares gait patterns in both patient populations, titled: Gait Patterns After Total Hip Arthroplasty and Surface Replacement Arthroplasty.

After critiquing the articles, I had to write a summary paper for my two of my classmates and one instructor to read and give feedback. Following corrections to my summary, I am to put together a presentation and convene an in-service meeting discussing the topic for the therapist who work at my clinic. This topic requires finding information over and above the research studies, because appliance life and rehabilitation time have not been compared in a research study. Following this in-service presentation, the clinic gets to keep a copy of my work for their resource library.

Wish me luck, my presentation is today. Hope the AV equipment works so I can show my PowerPoint presentation!

Posted by linda at August 17, 2010 12:39 PM