Hip Resurfacing at Surface HippyPosted on by Patricia Walter
Obtained by Freelance Patient Advocate Volunteer Vicky Marlow 8/22/08
Dr. Su’s Article
The NCP approach, at least the way that we mean it, is a different
way to incise the capsule in order to gain access to the hip joint.
Usually with THR, the capsule is detached from the femoral neck and
flipped back. It is usually preserved and repaired in order to avoid
dislocation.
With the NCP approach in hip resurfacing, we cut the