Can metal allergies cause hip bursitis?
Hip bursitis typically does not occur from metal allergies. 9. Is hip bursitis common in the operated hip after resurfacing? Hip bursitis can be common after any hip surgery – most of the time >99% it is self-limited and will go away by itself or with minimal non-operative treatment. 10. Have you ever performed the surgical removal of the bursa as a last resort of hip bursitis? I have performed about 5 surgical bursectomies in my career of over 7000 procedures – but most have been after revision surgeries – often when there was a wire-ing of the trochanter which was an older way to approach hip which is rarely used today – most bursitis will respond to non-operative treatment–therapy, occasional injections, etc. 11. Are bone spurs on the femoral neck a contraindication for hip resurfacing? Bone spurs on femoral neck are not a contraindication for resurfacing–but obviously each x-ray would have to be looked at individually–almost all arthritis is associated with spurs on neck by the
