The Rise of Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement in New York: Faster Recovery, Smaller Incisions
Hip replacement used to come with an unavoidable tradeoff: relief from arthritis pain in exchange for a long, difficult recovery.
Hip replacement used to come with an unavoidable tradeoff: relief from arthritis pain in exchange for a long, difficult recovery.
Ask someone who had a hip replaced fifteen years ago what to expect, and their description will likely have almost nothing in common with what modern surgery actually involves.
A decade ago, hip replacement meant a multi-day hospital stay, weeks on a walker, and months before returning to normal activity. Today, patients are walking within hours of surgery and heading home the same afternoon.
If you've been told you need a hip replacement and you live in the New York area, you have access to one of the most advanced techniques available in orthopedic surgery today: the Direct Anterior Approach Total Hip Replacement.
Hip replacement surgery has undergone a fundamental transformation over the past two decades. What was once a procedure requiring a lengthy hospital stay, months of restricted movement, and significant postoperative pain has evolved...