NEWS & EVENTS

Record Breaking Performance produces Medical Landmark
Brent W. Kay, M.D.
September 7, 2007

Photo by John Payne

Floyd Landis continued his fight against Osteoarthritis in his record breaking performance last week and produced a landmark medical achievement with his prosthetic hip.  This landmark stands as a testament to the Medical and Scientific Professionals that have devoted their lives to help the millions that suffer with crippling arthritis. 

Floyd finally got a chance to test his new Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) in competition and he came through with the most spectacular athletic performance ever recorded by an athlete with a prosthetic joint.  Floyd completed the Leadville 100, a prestigious 100 mile mountain bike race in Colorado, and finished a close second while smashing the previous course record in a time of just over 7 hours.  But perhaps the most amazing part of his performance was that he crashed hard onto his prosthetic hip in the first hour of racing and recovered to stay at the front of the race for the next 6 hours.

As Floyd approaches the one year anniversary of his BHR he is back to training 500 miles a week on his bike.  He put his new hip to the ultimate test of high intensity training by spending 3 weeks in the mountains of Colorado in preparation for the event including a few 150 mile training rides over Vail Pass.  The BHR came through the training, racing and trauma without a problem and has proved itself ready for a record attempt at the Tour de France next year.

This landmark achievement provides hope for the millions that suffer with osteoarthritis.  Visit www.birminghamhipresurfacing.com for more information on the revolutionary hip resurfacing.

For more photos (courtesy of John Payne) of the Leadville 100 go to slideshow