Preservation Over Replacement for Hips

[Pat Walter]

Interesting article about new treatment for young patients in INdia

http://surfacehippy.info/preservation-over-replacement-for-hips/

Original article here  http://www.punemirror.in/pune/civic/Its-preservation-over-replacement-for-hips/articleshow/51172383.cms

 We can cure the arthritis and prevent hip replacement with the hip preservation technique since this technique focuses on the biological reconstruction of the hip joint. Some of the techniques used are femoral head bone grafting, bone contouring, neck lengthening and biologic resurfacing… …hip preservation (compared to THR) only requires one-third of what it takes for replacement. Around 30 per cent of patients complaining of hip problems are below the age of 30. If they get treated early, replacement surgeries can be avoided later…