Published on Dec 2, 2015 Rebecca underwent a minimally invasive muscle sparing anterior total hip replacement with our rapid recovery program. We are all so proud of her successful and rapid return to function!!!!
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Published on Feb 15, 2016 Dr Hohman helping people with many different medical challenges. Look at Sandra’s great outcome a patient with SED Dwarfism.
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Published on Feb 15, 2016 Hear what our patients have to say following their Minimally Invasive Muscle Sparing Anterior Hip Replacement!…
Published on Feb 15, 2016 Minimally Invasive Muscle Sparing Anterior Total Hip Replacement
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…While hip replacements were conducted to alleviate pain for 10 to 20 years, hip preservation done at a young age could ensure a pain-free life without follow-up surgeries. The first centre in Maharashtra is set to start in Pune’s Sancheti Hospital and will become operational in March…
… We can cure the arthritis and prevent hip replacement with the hip preservation technique since this technique focuses on the biological reconstruction of the hip joint. Some of the techniques used are femoral head bone grafting, bone contouring, neck lengthening and biologic resurfacing…
…hip preservation (compared to THR) only requires one-third of what it takes for replacement. Around 30 per cent of patients complaining of hip problems are below the age of 30. If they get treated early, replacement surgeries can be avoided later…
… hip preservation at a young age will …
Published on Feb 4, 2016 Maury Mussa and wife Linda of Green Bay share Maury’s experience receiving an anterior hip replacement with Dr. Schnaubelt.
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Streamed live on Feb 13, 2015
Dr. Dan Albright, an orthopedic surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina, explains the difference between anterior, posterior and lateral approaches to hip replacement surgery and why he prefers the anterior approach over the others.
Transcription of video:
Why is the anterior approach for total hip replacement surgery better than other approaches?
Hello. My name is Dr. Dan Albright. I’m an orthopedic surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina and I specialize in hip replacement operations.
I started to practice in 1994 and trained a lot specifically in anterior approach in my training and then in my fellowship that year in Raleigh.
I have a model to try to explain that. Other approaches work. The posterior approach is very common in this country and it means putting an incision on the back side of your hip. There’s also the lateral approach which I will do sometimes in particularly…
Published on Feb 17, 2016 Kevin Wang, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, discusses the Anterior Approach to hip replacement. Learn more about Dr Wang at Holy Cross Hospital
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Nothing lasts forever, including artificial joints. Failing prosthetic joint replacements are a potential serious health problem for the more than 7 million Americans living with an artificial knee or hip. That number is increasing rapidly every year, too.
“Adults are living longer, and many are maintaining a very active lifestyle, creating the need for long-lasting joint replacements,” says Robin Pourzal, PhD, a research scientist in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center.
Total hip replacements now last between 15 and 25 years in most cases. However, if a reaction occurs, the implant life time can be less than five years.
Further extending the life of artificial knees and hips is a challenge, given that they already are made carefully from metals such as titanium or cobalt-chromium based alloys, and portions are made of polyethylene. Using an advanced technology available nowhere else in the …
Saint Anne’s Center for Orthopedic Excellence offers advanced joint replacement care. In addition to providing the state’s first MAKOplasty robotic-assisted technology for partial knee resurfacing and total hip replacement, Saint Anne’s offers a spectrum of surgical options, including total knee replacement, traditional total hip replacement, and direct anterior approach for total hip replacement. For certain qualified patients, procedures such as total knee, partial knee and total hip replacement also are available on an outpatient basis. In-hospital rehabilitation begins as early as the first day, with follow-up rehabilitation provided through discharge to home or skilled nursing facilities.
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