Have you ever felt like not knowing about how some organs in the body are meant to you? Or even have no ideas what their functions are until there is a problem like “osteoarthritis in hip joint ” In fact, many people are unaware of their benefits and finally start to realize when it comes to a time of treatment.
Therefore, we all should learn and know about hip joint including studying about minimal invasive surgery technology and disease treatments so that we are not going to become one of the people who do not know about their own body function. In this article, a person who can provide you more information about it is
Orthopedic Specialists from Orthopedic Institute Phyathai 3 Hospital
Q : What is a major function of hip joint?
Doctor : Hip joint is the joints between the pelvis and thighs. It has 4-5 cm diameter which also carries the body weight and controls movement such as walking, sitting or exercising.
Q : What cause hip joint problems?
Doctor : These are 3 major disorders causing Thai people to have artificial hip replacement surgery
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- Avascular necrosis of the femoral head. It is caused by the obstruction of bone cells inside the femoral head on account of blood deficiency. That also makes the femoral head collapsed and becomes osteoarthritis. Besides, the risk factors of avascular necrosis are in those who drink alcohol regularly or taking steroids for a long time.
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- Osteoarthritis in a very young age. A symptom can go worse when a patient becomes older.
- Severe hip joint accident
In addition, the hip surgery has been made over 70 years. Accordingly, it has been developed to the present and becomes one of the most successful method of orthopedic surgery.
Q : When to undergo hip replacement surgery and why?
Doctor : Hip Replacement Surgery is provided to remove the pain or bad hip joint which an artificial one will be replaced after. However, the operation can be made only if there are indications from a doctor or MRI confirmation result as well as a decision for surgical treatment from a doctor.
Most of patients receiving hip replacement surgery always have chronic pain and be unable to move despite they have already received palliative treatment. Including suffering from severe osteoporosis or avascular necrosis as well as hip injured by accident.
Q : A major factor for surgery
Doctor : Even there is a navigator system technology and computer technique created to support a treatment. At present, still it is not an accurate process yet. Moreover, a hip size only has muscles carrying an artificial hip joint after the operation. Therefore, a surgeon expertise is the most important key for a procedure. On account of experience can help deciding an optimal prosthesis suiting to lifestyle of patients since now there are different types of hip replacement surgery.
Q : Current surgical techniques.
Doctor : Hip replacement surgery Orthopedic Institute Center, Phyathai 3 Hospital would like to focus on Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) providing a fit small size of surgical wound. In fact the most advantage of this process is harmless pain including short-term hospital stay and fast recovery.
Recovery
Doctor : 24 hours after surgery, patients can start moving and walking. After that rehabilitation will be supervised by a multidisciplinary team and doctors such as, physical therapists who will help them practice specific physical therapy to every part of the body as well as posture movement. Therefore, patients can adapt the study to their regular lifestyle.
DR.CHARLEE SUMETTAVANICH
Orthopedics Clinic
Phyathai3 Hospital
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