David:
You may be interested in these:Thank you for the info and articles. I will be reading all of them. Thanks again David
From: "The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American)"[a scholarly medical journal]. 2005;87:2432-2438.
Early Complications of Primary Total Hip Replacement Performed with a Two-Incision Minimally Invasive Technique
B. Sonny Bal, MD, MBA, Doug Haltom, MD, Thomas Aleto, MD and Matthew Barrett, MD
broken link removed: https://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/87/11/2432
From Medscape: "Minimal Incision Procedures in Total Hip Arthroplasty Not Without Risks" AAOS[a trade ***ociation] 72nd Annual Meeting: Abstract 143. Presented Feb. 24, 2005.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/500444
From Medscape: "Outpatient Surgery in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Requires Comprehensive Approach" AAOS [a trade ***ociation] 72nd Annual Meeting: Symposium: Less and Minimally Invasive Total Joint Replacement: Pro and Con. Presented Feb. 27, 2005.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/500209
From Amer. ***oc. of Hip & Knee Surgeons[a trade ***ociation], a position statement: "Minimally Invasive and Small Incision Joint Replacement Surgery:
What Patients Should Consider"
broken link removed: https://www.aahks.org/pdf/MIS_position_statement.pdf
From Sweden's Dr. Valle Surin's Totaljoints website[a non-commercial site], on hip resurfacing:
https://www.totaljoints.info/surface_hip_replace.htm
From Joint Replacement Institute[a hospital/business]: "History of Hip Resurfacing" by Harlan C. Amstutz, M.D.
https://www.jri-oh.com/hipsurgery/Surface.asp
AND,
"Viability of Femoral Heads Treated with Resurfacing Arthroplasty", by P. Campbell PhD, J. Mirra MD, and Harlan C. Amstutz, M.D.
https://www.jri-oh.com/hipsurgery/Viability.asp
It will be interesting as the years go by and more retrospective looks are taken to see what the long-term results of these new techniques turn out to be.