Hip ResurfacingHip Resurfacing is an exciting new alternative to total hip replacement if you are a younger, active patient with debilitating hip pain. This innovative and technologically advanced surgical procedure resurfaces rather than replaces the end of your femur (thighbone), saving your natural bone. Because of this you may participate in more strenuous physical activity, have lower dislocation rates and potentially have a longer-lasting implant than some traditional total-hip replacements. Further benefits are seen if there is the need for future revision surgery. The bone conserving approach of hip resurfacing allows for revision surgery with shorter recovery time and less pain as opposed to the more complex, traditional total hip replacement revision. Although not everyone may be a candidate for Hip Resurfacing, it can be used to treat a variety of disorders including osteoarthritis, dysplasia or avascular necrosis. |
