HIP RESURFACING SURGERY FOR ARTHRITIS

Hip resurfacing surgery  is an alternative method to total replacement surgery used to treat osteoarthritis, post traumatic arthritis conditions. It has replaced the traditional method of total hip replacement surgery.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY:

Orthopaedic rehabilitation and physiotherapy centres at KIMS Hospitals look for a certain criteria before they are ready to perform the surgery. They include:

• Anyone lesser than 60 years of age is eligible
• A strong bone around the hip joint
• Patients with severe hip arithritis
• Younger patients who had multiple surgeries over a period of time
• Although hip resurfacing is not conducted in young
• patients, the doctors see a possibility there due to the theoretical benefits

THE INCREASING DEMAND OF HIP RESURFACING SURGERIES:

The specific advantages include:

• The normal bone is maintained: Hardly any bone is removed. A metal cap is used that surrounds the worn out cartilage. Since the bone is protected from inside the bone remains strong.
• Anatomy is maintained: The hip resurfacing implant is made in a similar fashion of the anatomy of the hip joint. So, there are hardly any chances of dislocation even in the younger more active patients.
• Easier Revision: Even if a patient comes for revision procedure after a long time it can be corrected using the conventional method of replacement of hip but by minimising the removal of the bone and by using a smaller implant

THE REASONS FOR REJECTING THE HIP RESURFACING SURGERY:

Patients with certain health conditions are rejected for the hip resurfacing procedure. It includes:

• Severe bone loss due to arthritis
• Osteoporosisand cysts within the bone
• Anyone above 60 years of age is not eligible
• Women with higher possibility of complications and double risk of fractures
• Obese patients with Inflammatory arthritis tend to put more pressure on the hip implant
• technical difficulties involved in the surgery with the obese patients

COMPLICATIONS INVOLVED IN HIP RESURFACING SURGERY:

KIMS Hospitals, one of the top orthopaedic centres in Hyderabad, opines that the complications with the hip resurfacing surgery are rare. In few cases there is a probability of minor complications. It includes: 

• Possible fracture of the bone that supports the hip resurfacing implant.
• There are chances that the implant get loosened
• The metal implants wear out gradually and the release the metal ions into the body which are known to cause cancer

MEASURES TO BE TAKEN POST HIP RESURFACING SURGERY:

The pain management specialists at KIMS Hospitals in Hyderabad suggest a low routine for their patients in order to let the implant set for a year following surgery.

• All impact activities and lifting of weights must be avoided
• Avoid running, jumping and work outs for a period of 12 months

Why KIMS Hospitals?

KIMS Hospitals is the best hospital for joint replacement in India as they have a well experienced comprehensive orthopedic team, who specialize in performing hip replacement and hip resurfacing surgeries. KIMS is known to have the best hip replacement specialists in Hyderabad. Patients at KIMS are succesfully treated for their hip conditions and are relieved from their discomfort.