Deliverable: Transcripts

Objectives:

• Perception and use of hip resurfacing technique/implant
• How, when and why it is used
• Strengths and weaknesses of hip resurfacing
• Ease of use of technique
• Community-based surgeons use – how do the high-volume practitioners expect the community will use the technology

Products Highlighted:

• Cormet 2000 (Corin Medical)
• ASR (Depuy Johnson & Johnson)
• Birmingham Hip (Smith & Nephew)

• Awareness and experience with hip resurfacing
• Market potential
• Strengths and weaknesses of hip resurfacing
• Forecasted use

Quotes:

• “I have performed numerous Hip Resurfacings. I do not believe that they are … to standard THR.”
• “A well-defined subgroup of hip arthrosis patients may be determined in the future but …”
• “… if they don't last at least … , then there is no benefit over a THA”
• “I am unlikely to use it unless reliable studies in the literature show…”

Screening Criteria:

• US-based orthopedic surgeons (n=7)
• Performing a high volume of hip replacements
• Affiliated with joint replacement centers of excellence

Representative Institutions:

• University of Pennsylvania
• Massachusetts General Hospital
• New England Baptist Hospital
• Temple University
• Roosevelt Hospital
• Stanford University
• University Health Systems