When is it necessary to place a hip prosthesis

The hip prosthesis is a series of pieces of noble metals (titanium and other alloys) whose purpose is to replace the joint or damaged sections of the same, getting rid of pain and improve mobility.

In which cases is it indicated?

In patients who do not experience substantial improvement with other treatments such as anti-inflammatory drugs, cortisone injections, lubricant injections or physical therapy.

Also in patients who present severe pain or stiffness in the INGLE or posterior gluteal region with limitation of daily activities, including walking, climbing stairs, sitting and getting up from a chair. Here it is very important to make reference to the fact that the hip is not located in the lateral region of the thigh whose pain will refer more to a lumbar pathology.

How is the procedure performed?

After the clinical evaluation and examination of the patient and after the decision to perform the surgery, the patient will be seen by an anesthesia team of Traumatología Soler who will perform the necessary complementary tests (blood tests, electrocardiogram, chest x-ray…).

The most common types of anesthesia are:

  • General anesthesia (the patient is put to sleep completely).
  • Spinal

This decision will be made jointly between the anesthesiologist and the patient.

The procedure itself lasts approximately 40 to 60 minutes.

Dr. Soler’s team will replace the damaged joint with the new prosthesis that will restore the patient’s pre-arthrosis function.

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What are the benefits for the patient?

  • Eliminate hip pain
  • Correction of joint deformity.
  • Recovery of mobility

What is the recovery period like?

In our practice we use the technique known as “Minimally Invasive Direct Superior Approach”, which allows us to alter as little as possible the important muscular structures of the hip resulting in more stable hips, with virtually no dislocation. In addition, it allows patients to return home in less than 24 hours after surgery and to be able to walk within 6 hours after surgery.

It is an intervention, much more conservative than traditional prosthesis placement, which carries fewer complications, this offers a speedy recovery after hip replacement surgery, less pain and less bleeding, and no blood transfusion in the last 400 interventions performed.