It has been 14 months since I had hip surgery by Dr. Pritchett. Before I went to Dr. Pritchett, I watched many of his videos and compared them to other doctors who specialize in hip resurfacing. I carefully considered what materials doctors are using and how much experience they have. Dr. Pritchett has used different implants during his career and has done a lot of research on materials that won't wear out in one's lifetime while eliminating the metal reactions that some patents can have with metal wear. Additionally, Dr. Pritchett pushed the state of the art in terms of coming up with how to perform the resurfacing surgery. I believe Dr. Pritchett is, perhaps, the best, or if not, one of the best hip surgeons. One of things I noticed is some other orthopedic doctors chose him to do their hips. I would think that an ortho doctor in need of hip surgery is likely going to make a good choice for their surgeon.
I'm sure that with Dr. Pritchett's vast experience there is going to some poor outcomes. I think it's just inevitable that some surgeries are going to have complications. Hip resurfacing is a more technical surgery compared to the regular total hip replacement surgery. My perspective is most doctors can do total hip replacements, but few of them can do resurfacing. For younger active folks like me who are going to subject their hips to a relatively high amount of use, getting the resurfacing surgery done by an experienced doctor in the field is absolutely worth the slightly higher risk that comes with a more technically challenging surgery when it is offset by an a highly experienced doctor in this field.
Dr. Pritchett doesn't seem to be a man of many words and is very modest, nevertheless, he answered all my questions, and I enjoyed conversing with him. He has an outstanding support team who has been top notch to help with the process and super easy to communicate with. My hip outcome has been excellent. Maybe I'm one of the unlucky statistical anomalies and my hip will soon fail. At least so far, the hip joint feels like my good natural hip and I have been able to resume all the activities I want to do. Dr. Pritchett and his team has blessed my life and regardless of the outcome in the future I am very grateful for their care. read more