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The Anterior Approach to Total Hip Replacement

“Anterior” is a medical term used to describe a location on the body more towards the front. The incision is in the area near your front pants pocket. A tradition posterior approach has an incision near your back pants pocket.

Computer Navigation Total Hip Arthroplasty – The Hip “Xpert”

A computer is used to improve implant positioning compared to traditional methods in an attempt to reduce complications. Robots and computers offer levels of precision and accuracy far beyond the natural capabilities of any surgeon. Recently, there has been an increasing trend towards incorpo-rating robots and computers in surgery.

Hip Fractures: Intertrochanteric, Subtrochanteric, and Femoral Neck

The femur (thigh bone) at the level of the hip is made up of 4 different parts: the head, neck, greater trochanter, and lesser trochanter. Fractures can occur anywhere within these 4 regions. Typically, isolated greater trochanteric fractures can be treated non-operatively.

The Anterior Total Hip Walkthrough – What Happens in Surgery

The Hana Table is a specialized surgical table designed specifically for the anterior hip approach. It allows the surgeon to safely perform the surgery and helps to minimize complications. The hip is exposed by splitting the space between two muscles, allowing me to perform the surgery without cutting any muscle.

Hip Replacement: The POLARSTEM & R3 Acetabular Cup – A New Design for Better Results

A total hip replacement has two components, the acetabular (cup) and the femoral implants (thigh bone and ball). Early attempts at hip replacement were made as far back as 1891 using ivory, and the first hip replacement using metal components was in 1940.

The Anterior Approach to Total Hip Replacement – Your Questions Answered

“Anterior” is a medical term used to describe a location on the body more towards the front. Posterior describes a location more towards the back. An anterior approach means that the incision is in the front of the hip joint, near the location of your front pants pocket.

Total Hip Replacement: The Anterior Approach I Your Questions Answered

“Anterior” is a medical term used to describe a location on the body more towards the front. Posterior describes a location more towards the back. An anterior approach means that the incision is in the front of the hip joint, near the location of your front pants pocket.

Total Hip Replacement: Rapid Recoverytime Line After Minimally Invasive Surgery

The advances of minimally invasive surgical techniques along with those in pain management techniques have provided a recovery time line after total hip replacement surgery that is dramatically improved over past experience.

Short Hospital Stay / Outpatient Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery: An Evolving Trend

The length of hospital stay after knee and hip replacement surgery has been steadily decreasing over the last three decades. There have been a variety of factors influencing this trend. Improvements in surgical technique, pain management and implant design have helped make earlier hospital discharge possible.

Robotic Assisted Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Tool for Improving Precision

Degenerative joint diseases (DJDs) are chronic conditions often resulting in pain and the loss of an active lifestyle and quality of life. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of DJD (Fig. 1). Other causes are Post-traumatic arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Avascular Necrosis and Hip Dysplasia.

Rapid Recovery: Timeline After Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement Surgery

 Advances in minimally invasive surgery and pain management techniques have provided a recovery timeline after total joint surgery that is dramatically improved over past experience. With new pain management techniques the patient is very comfortable in the immediate postoperative period.

Large Head Total Hip Replacement: Frequently Asked Questions

Total hip replacement surgery should be considered in any patient of any age when pain in the hip joint itself becomes disabling. Ninety percent of patients who undergo total hip replacement surgery have the diagnosis of osteoarthritis. Other common diagnoses include rheumatoid arthritis, avascular necrosis, as well as some congenital hip deformities.

Hip Fractures in Elderly Patients

As the average age and life expectancy of the population has increased, so has the prevalence of hip fractures. Intracapsular hip fractures, also known as femoral neck fractures, as well as intertrochanteric femur fractures are the two most common patterns of hip fractures.

Contemplating My Arthritic Hip a Personal Reflection

A few years ago my wife and I took a warm weather winter vacation with several couple friends. Among our week’s activities, the guys, as usual, played several rounds of golf. It was at the end of that week that with all the right hip pivoting required of the golf swing I noticed for the first time soreness in my hip.

The Anterior vs Posterior Hip Replacement Does the Surgical Approach Really Matter?

Total hip replacement (THR) surgery has evolved into a highly successful procedure with tremendous advances in biomaterials and surgical techniques. Metal alloys now used are much more durable. The plastic socket liner of the cup is more wear resistant and thus longer lasting.
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