Hip Resurfacing Surgery Helps Robyn Keep Racing
Posted on 02/16/09 3:06 PM| by Kraig
You never know where Primal Quest, or any one of the amazing athletes who compete in the race, will turn up in the news. Take this story for instance over at the Osteoarthritis blog at About.com. The article is an interview with Robyn Benincasa, from Team Merrell Zanfel, who underwent Birmingham Hip Resurfacing surgery in 2007, which has allowed her to continue her very active and competitive life.
In the interview, Robyn discusses her extensive accomplishments in the sport of adventure racing and explains AR to an audience that is unfamiliar with events such as Primal Quest. She also talks about her active pursuits and career as a fire fighter in San Diego, before discussing the injury that led to the surgery, and how she has bounced back since.
Here’s a bit of the story:
Robyn Benincasa is a San Diego firefighter and an adventure racer. You can imagine how being diagnosed with osteoarthritis in the prime of life turned her active life upside down. A successful surgery (the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing from Smith & Nephew) got things back on track and inspired Benincasa to start a nonprofit organization to help others. Here’s an interview that lets you peak in to her exciting life.
To read the interview in it’s entirety, click here. And to learn more about Robyn, visit her site at WorldClassTeams.com.
