Welcome to Wright's CONSERVE® PLUS Total Resurfacing Hip System Patient Area
This area was designed exclusively for patients who have an interest in Wright's new CONSERVE® PLUS Total Resurfacing Hip System.
Whether you are an athlete or someone who desires to enjoy the simple things in life without being limited by hip pain, our website is devoted to hip patients who are interested in researching all of their alternatives in order to maintain their active lifestyles.
Unlike a total hip replacement, a surface replacement is designed to conserve more of your natural thigh bone. By saving all of this bone stock, your physician is able to more accurately reproduce your natural anatomy.
Wright's new CONSERVE® PLUS Total Resurfacing Hip System has many design advantages:
- Designed to preserve bone
- Designed to more accurately reproduce a patient's anatomy
- Designed to contain no plastic parts
- Designed to allow patients to maintain an active lifestyle
- Designed to more easily allow revision (if necessary) since it does not violate the femoral canal
The CONSERVE® PLUS Total Resurfacing Hip System is composed of the following parts: the CONSERVE® PLUS Acetabular Shell and the CONSERVE® PLUS Femoral Component. Both parts are available in many different sizes.
CONSERVE® PLUS Femoral Component: The femoral component replaces a portion of the ball-shaped bone at the top of your thigh (femoral head) and has a small stem that is inserted into the top of your thighbone (femur). The femoral component is attached to your thighbone (femur) with bone cement.
CONSERVE® PLUS Acetabular Shell: The shell replaces the damaged surface of your hip socket (acetabulum) and is attached initially by an interference fit (press-fit) and over time by tissue and/or bone growth (biological fixation) into the shell's outer porous coating.
The femoral component moves within the cup. The surfaces that rub against each other are made from highly polished metal. This type of hip device is called a metal-on-metal hip resurfacing device.
If your doctor decides that total hip resurfacing is best for you, you are taking the first step toward returning to your daily routine and an active lifestyle, without the pain and stiffness you experienced before your surgery.
Learn about our new technique, find out if you are a candidate, and read about pre- and post-surgery expectations, risk of dislocation, and study results. You can also find a surgeon near you with our online Physician Locator.
For additional information on the CONSERVE® PLUS Total Resurfacing Hip System, please review the patient information brochure.
