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Gillian’s new arrival!

Fourteen years post-surgery, new mother Gillian is enjoying parenthood without the bother of hip pain… I had spent five years from the age of fifteen walking with the aid of crutches which was not fantastic. I was in constant pain … Continue reading

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Bitten by the Cycling bug!

City lawyer Duncan talks about his passion for cycling since his hip replacement… I have always lived an active life. I was an avid runner, (I ran in the first ever London Marathon in 1981), and a keen club squash … Continue reading

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Both BHRs succeeded beyond my expectations!

Seventy-eight year old Reg Hall has travelled from the USA twice to undergo Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) surgery with Mr McMinn. I’m a bit older than most of Mr McMinn’s patients. My left hip was resurfaced in 1999 when I … Continue reading

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Serving up a new knee

Tennis coach Paul can’t fault his Birmingham Knee Replacement. I have been coaching tennis and squash since 1969 when I was 22 years of age. Presently I run a tennis coaching Academy in Brighton and organise and coach tennis at … Continue reading

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‘My Left Hip’ poem

The following poem, entitled ‘My Left Hip’, was sent in by one of Mr McMinn’s patients. My Left Hip Needing a new hip As with this I have to hop I chose to do it proper And go right to … Continue reading

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More active than I’ve ever been!

Keen cyclist Geoff talks about his life-changing hip resurfacing surgery… In the summer of 2009, at the ripe old age of 38, I finally went to the doctor after being unable to walk or sleep for several months because of … Continue reading

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Strictly Resurfacing for TV’s Craig Revel-Horwood

Dance choreographer and Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel-Horwood was on stage last Christmas playing a pantomime dame when he suddenly felt his hip give way. He suddenly felt an enormously sharp pain sear through his right hip and radiate up … Continue reading

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Two New Hips & Two New Knees!

Prior to my last Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) operation in 2009, I was playing golf in Portugal and failed to complete the round. I left the course on the 15th hole in a lot of pain. I have undergone bilateral … Continue reading

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“How’s the hip? I never think about it!”

In October 2013, my Total Hip Replacement (THR) by Mr McMinn will be five years old and I have never looked back! When I heard the most recent lecture with research on THRs and resurfacings, I did not recognise my … Continue reading

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It’s a BMHR in Birmingham for Chuck!

Chuck McBee travelled from the USA to Birmingham (UK) to see Derek McMinn for a BMHR. Here is his story… In July 2012, I had a left hip Birmingham Mid Head Resection (BMHR) with The McMinn Centre.  Prior to surgery, I was walking … Continue reading

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