Entertainer Wagner Carrilho is delighted with his new Birmingham Knee Replacement (BKR), adding to his bilateral Birmingham Hip Resurfacings from 1999...

Former NRL Rugby League player and Professional Boxer Anthony Mundine travelled across the world from Sydney to Birmingham for BHR surgery with Mr McMinn...

Marathon Man and regular blog contributor Peter Bell has been continuing to add to his impressive list of achievements, this time taking part in the Inca Trail Marathon in Peru...

Ex-professional ballet dancer Elaine Williams is ‘very pleased’ with her new Polymotion® Hip Resurfacing performed by Mr McMinn. Elaine had the new procedure due to her metal allergy...

A new web lecture presented by Professor Derek McMinn highlighting how female patients do well with Hip Resurfacing in the correct hands...

A new web lecture presented by Professor Derek McMinn at the Great Debate in London on new hip prostheses and how to properly introduce them...

On June 5th 2015, Mr McMinn and the McMinn Centre staff will be joining bilateral BHR patient Jonathan Dimbleby in London to put their best feet forward to help raise money for Dimbleby Cancer Care...

After her Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) surgery with Mr McMinn in 2009, Sian Williams has gone on to achieve great things in the Masters Badminton circuit. Since her last update in early 2014, Sian has gone on to win three more medals...

After sending his last blog, Peter Bell has competed in the Swiss Alpine marathon, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and represented Northern Ireland at Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs...

The Bone & Joint Journal (BJJ) have published our results of the first 1000 Birmingham Hip Resurfacings at 15 years, which saw Director of ResearchMr Joseph Daniel chosen as...

'The Walking Wounded' is a documentary produced by ABC for the investigative journalism programme 'Four Corners'. It focuses on the DePuy ASR hip replacement device, its deeply flawed design and the many lives...

In this patient interview video, Nick & Jason speak of how BHR surgery has changed each of their lives for the better. Nick is an active karate blackbelt and Jason is a volunteer lifeboat crewman...

Lisa Cook had dreamed of walking down the aisle wearing heels for her Las Vegas wedding. Her wishes were fulfilled in May 2014, thanks to Total Hip Replacement (THR) surgery with Mr McMinn in 2013...

Joined @ the Hip blogger Duncan reveals his Birmingham Mid Head Resection (BMHR) success, sharing his experience in the Hamburg Mini Triathlon and cycling from London to Paris!

Irish Badminton Champion Sian Williams talks about how her experience with the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing led to success on the court at the World Masters in Turkey this year.

In this video Scottish football manager Gordon Strachan talks about his Birmingham Hip Resurfacing. We caught up with Gordon at the British Par 3 Championships.

The McMinn Centre YouTube channel has amassed an impressive 500,000 video views since its creation in February 2008.

Ten years ago in 2003, The McMinn Centre was established by Mr McMinn bringing together the three main areas of his dedicated team: Surgical & Admin, Research and Media.

Johnson & Johnson's DePuy unit defectively designed a metal-on-metal hip implant and was negligent, a California jury decided in the first of 10,750 lawsuits over the device to go to trial.

World's first BHR patient Mark Edwards delighted with his outcome - 15 years after surgery

Mr McMinn celebrates as the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing reaches 15 years of clinical use...

BHR patient Roderick Drew's 4,000 mile cycle in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

Ex-Royal Marine Jim Ryall takes on Mount Aconcagua in Argentina - the highest peak outside the Himalayas.

West End theatre mogul Nica Burns delighted with her bilateral Birmingham Hip Resurfacings.

Maureen Berry is still thrilled with her Metal-on-Metal hips - over 40 years after her first surgery. See her video testimony here...

Former Mr Universe turned Action Movie Star 'Iron' Mike Mitchell talks about his BHR Success. He's back to fitness training, sailing and acting!

Check out our newly updated overseas patients page, featuring an interview with Rosemary, who travelled all the way from California for surgery with Mr McMinn.

Jim Jenkinson had a BHR in June 2010. Watch his video diaries documenting his recovery over the course of 12 months.

In this video interview, Professional Golfer Andrew Murray talks about a decade with his left Birmingham Hip Resurfacing.

Former X-Factor contestant thrilled with his 12-year BHRs by Mr McMinn

Mitchell Hill reflects on 20 years with his Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing implanted by Mr McMinn in 1991

In this talk, Mr McMinn introduces the Birmingham Knee Replacement (BKR) and the key concepts behind its design.

Watch our brand new promo video to find out more about Hip Resurfacing and the pioneering work of Derek McMinn

Watch video interviews with Mr McMinn discussing a range of topics on Metal-on-Metal hips