Types of Hip Replacement
There are 3 types of Hip Replacements in General 1) Total Hip Replacement This is Performed for one of 2 reasons: Non-Emergency : For Arthritis of the actual hip joint – the surgeon will discuss this in detail with patients Total hip replacement can be performed...
Hip and Knee Orthopaedic Surgeons
In this day and age, it is hard to choose an Orthopaedic surgeon as most orthopaedic surgeons claim to be the best orthopaedic surgeon in their field of expertise. Is there a Best Hip Surgeon Or Best Knee Surgeon? No one can claim they are the best, however one of the...
What do Patients do 2 Weeks After a Hip Replacement
This depends on what approach was done for the hip replacement A more traditional posterior approach or antero -lateral Hardinge approach can take time for the tissues to heal as muscles/tendons that a cut or detached have to heal and can take upto 6-8 weeks. Patients...
How Long After a Hip Replacement Can I Tie My Shoe-laces
This depends on what approach was utilized to do the hip replacement . If the hip replacement was done through the more traditional posterior or antero- lateral/Hardinge approach – most patients have hip precautions for upto 6-8 weeks. This is because muscles/tendons...
Mind the GAP : Why do patients pay a gap for surgical procedures – Gap or NO Gap Surgery?
With soaring health care costs patients are paying more and more for their health carePrivate health insurance premiums are increasing annually and so are the costs to surgeons / practices with indemnity cover, practice/staff costs.The government has also reduced the...
Driving After Total Knee Replacement
When can patients safely drive after a total knee replacement? Patients usually want to get back to their normal activities as soon as and as safely as they possibly can after undergoing total knee replacement surgery. Driving is an integral aspect of activity...
Is Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery Better?
Total Knee Replacement has been shown to be both durable and reliable in relieving pain and improving function in patients with end stage knee arthrosis, allowing the patients to return to normal activities with improved quality of life. The number of knee...
Everything You Need to Know About Driving After a Hip Replacement
Understandably, patients who have undergone hip replacement surgery have a strong desire to return to normal activities — especially considering it may have been some time since they were able to perform them comfortably. Driving is one vital activity that, prior to...
Knee Joint Replacement Infections
This is called a periprosthetic joint infection and can be a devastating complication of joint replacement surgery. These joint infections can be associated with significant morbidity, reduced mortality and increased health care costs. They also present a big burden...
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