Hip Resurfacing at Surface HippyPosted on by Patricia Walter
5/1/08
Yes, it is true that minimally invasive approach has been proven
not to have great benefits over a conventional incision in terms of
blood loss, pain , or speed of recovery in the same surgeons hands.
It is only of cosmetic value.
All studies to investigate this have been done on two groups of
patients in which a single surgeon employs the two approaches in the
diff groups. When a surgeon who is capable
Hip Resurfacing at Surface HippyPosted on by Patricia Walter
The post approach which I employ is traditionally known as
the muscle sparing approach and the anterior and
anterolateral approaches which is very popular in the U.S
and some parts of Europe are the muscle compromising
approaches.
The muscle here refers to the Abductor group or the muscles
which lift your leg sideways and is the most important
muscle of the hip. The post approach spares this completely.However some muscle have to be cut in
Hip Resurfacing at Surface HippyPosted on by Patricia Walter
August 10, 2006
There are two ways to look at approaches to hip resurfacing or any hip
arthroplasty. One is to view it with the amount of muscle damage done. The other
is to view it in respect to the blood supply or the vascularity. The post
approach is traditionally known as the muscle sparing approach and the anterior
and anterolateral approaches are the muscle compromising approaches. These
approaches are known as Hardinge approach or