Hip Resurfacing is a type of hip replacement which replaces only the two surfaces of the hip joint.

The procedure is very bone conserving as the head of the femur is retained. Instead of removing the head completely, it is shaped to accept an anatomically sized metal sphere. There is no large stem to go down the central part of the femur and the surface of the acetabulum (the socket) is also replaced with a metal implant, which is wedged directly into the bone.

The resurfacing components are made of ‘as-cast’ cobalt chrome which is finely machined to produce a very high quality surface with a low friction finish, hence low wear. The BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing has the largest independently verified clinical history of any resurfacing device available today.