Philip Minotti, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon using a minimally invasive direct anterior approach in hip replacements, allowing patients to avoid lengthy hospital stays, according to New Haven Register.
Here are five facts:
1. The procedure avoids cutting large muscles, which are pushed aside as the titanium and ceramic joint is implanted into the pelvis of the patient.
2. Patients undergoing the procedure are able to go home same day as surgery as opposed to the average hospital stay of three days.
3. The benefit of the procedure is primarily the rate of recovery. The anterior approach does not result in a superior artificial hip.
4. A great deal of insurers are hesitant in covering hip and knee replacements. The anterior approach is considered nontraditional, and has only gained popularity in the last five years.
5. One study stated hip replacements will increase by 174 percent by 2030.
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