Surface Replacement: Better Baggage Gone-Opposes

Hip resurfacing arthroplasty has successful outcomes when performed the appropriate patient population. Proper patient selection, along with increased surgical experience and sustained surgical volume, allow for results comparable with conventional total hip arthroplasty. This procedure is bone preserving, which can allow for less pain, better range of motion, near-normal gait, and greater activity scores. The purpose of this paper is to briefly describe advantages and disadvantages of hip resurfacing arthroplasty and also address the indications, contraindications, and reported complications, which include metal hypersensitivity, increased metal ion levels, and pseudotumor formation. Selecting the ideal patient population with a thorough understanding of these indications by an experienced surgeon allows for optimal results for hip resurfacing arthroplasty.