Useful Links

Surface Hippy Info — A global patient website

Created by hip resurfacing patients to collect and share: a comprehensive knowledgebase on Hip Resurfacing; scientific and anecdotal statistics; and personal Hip Resurfacing stories to help people return to happy and productive lives.

Surface Hippy - Patient to Patient Guide To Hip Resurfacing

A patient-run site for information specific to hip resurfacing

• United States Food and Drug Administration information on Metal-on-Metal hip implants (updated Feb 2011)
  www.fda.gov
• Information about hip replacement and hip resurfacing
  www.activejoints.com
• Website that allows you to perform virtual hip resurfacing surgery
  www.edheads.org
• For information specific to hip resurfacing
  www.surfacehippy.info
• Discussion forum for patients who are seeking or who have had hip resurfacing surgery
  http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/surfacehippy/ www.dastinternational.org
• Hospital for Special Surgery
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Non-profit organization that provides hip resurfacing surgery for uninsured patients
  
• American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons
• Hip and Pelvis info
• Arthroscopy Association of North America
  www.aana.org
• American Association for Hand Surgery
  www.handsurgery.org
• North American Spine Society
  www.spine.org
• American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society
  www.aofas.org
• Arthritis Foundation
  www.arthritis.org
• Hip Resurfacing New York
  www.hipresurfacingenewyork.com
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
  www.aossm.org
• American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
  www.aapa.org
• Website of the Hospital for Special Surgery
  www.hss.edu
• Orthopaedics.com

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