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Welcome To The Pre-Op Surgery
Once you and your orthopedic
surgeon decide that hip resurfacing is
right for you, the days and weeks leading up to surgery, as well as the day
of the surgery, require preparation. The following is a description of what
you may expect.
Pre-Operative Procedure
You and your orthopedic surgeon may participate in an
initial surgical
consultation. This appointment may include pre operative X-rays, a complete
medical and surgical history, physical examination, and a comprehensive list of
medications and allergies. During this visit, your orthopedic surgeon will
likely review the procedure and answer any questions.
Surgery
The surgeon will start the operation with a technique to approach the
hip
joint. There are several different surgical approaches which can be used
and an individual surgeon will choose that which he finds suits his
experience.
There are subtle nuances in each of these approaches and these will
result
in slight variations with the post operative regimes used in the recovery
and rehabilitation from the surgery. This is normal and correct.
The bone preparation part of the operation is carried out using the
specialist
instruments supplied by Smith &
Nephew.
The head of the femur is prepared to receive the resurfacing component
and
the socket is shaped to accept the new resurfacing cup. Once this has been
accomplished the socket is inserted in a position to give stability to the hip
and allow the bone to grow around it encouraging long term security, the
resurfacing component is then fixed into position using bone cement.
Following a careful inspection of all components the surgeon will then
close the surgical approach path and finally the skin with either
sutures or
metal staples. It is common to have a drainage tube exiting from just below
the wound for a couple of days although in some cases it is not required.
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