Leading Medicine Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 4, 2008

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It’s Hip to Resurface “I chose this procedure because I knew I could remain active and still be in line for a hip replacement when I get older and slow down a bit.”

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Stephen Andrews

IT WAS A RED-LETTER DAY WHEN YOU TIED YOUR SHOELACES FOR THE FIRST TIME. You stood there, beaming with pride when your mom and dad told you what a wonderful job you had done. It was a rite of passage because after all, “only big boys and girls can tie their shoelaces all by themselves.” For 58-year-old Stephen Andrews, tying his shoelaces was a painful experience. He couldn’t tie them without feeling like someone was stabbing him with a knife.

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