Hip replacement surgery has the power to transform lives, restoring mobility and allowing individuals to embrace activities they once thought were out of reach. In this blog post, we celebrate the incredible journey of Bill who, just four months after his hip...
Discover 5 truths about robot assisted total knee surgery your surgeon might not share openly. Gain a deeper understanding before making this important medical decision. The most commonly used robotic system (Makoplasty) uses an implant that was designed 20 years ago...
Total hip replacement is one of the most successful operations in all of medicine when it comes to pain relief and return to activity. There are many different approaches that can be used to insert the prosthesis in an arthritic hip joint. An approach gaining...
The direct anterior approach total hip replacement (also known as the Smith Peterson approach) has been around since the early days of hip replacement and is not new. Its popularity waned throughout the 80s, 90s and early 2000’s because the posterior approach was...
10. It can be used in almost all cases except for those with previous hardware such as a hip fracture fixation or prior total hip. 9. Virtually any implant type can be used compared to the anterior approach which caters heavily with curved tapered stems. 8. The...
Rapid recovery is like a recipe. A great food dish requires the right ingredients in the right proportions. Take away one things or add too much of another thing and it doesn’t work. While joint replacement surgery if a complex process, the elements that lead to...
