Name: Bikini line
Published: 2020-05-26T00:00:00
Keywords: medical

Direct Anterior Approach surgery is a minimally invasive surgical technique which perform incision on the front of the hip through horizontal cut (called Bikini Line) without detaching any muscles. Therefore this technique will result in quicker recovery when comparing to a vertical cut of Direct Anterior Approach. Morever with this new technique, patients neither receive a blood nor loose blood during the operation. As a result, they will get less pain and more normal function after hip replacement. Within a couple days after surgery, the patients are allowed to go back home and return to their normal daily activities with a reduced risk of dislocation. This technique is different from the traditional hip replacement surgery which perform incision on the back and side of the hip through vertical cut. the latter technique has to detach the muscle which causes pain after surgery and prolongs the time to fully recover by month or even years. Also the risk of hip dislocation is increased.

Expertise, Experience and Teamwork

New technique for hip replacement surgery should be performed by qualified and experienced specialists. To achieve good and long lasting hip results. The doctor should have enough experiences in surgery and performs it regularly because doing surgery with this technique requires special surgical instruments which makes a procedure more difficult. However an operation needs to rely on the expert to manage hip joints position. This gives an impact or effect to the joints and movement after surgery including the quality of replacing it. Accordingly, surgery requires special tools, which is one of good factors to be considered.

In addition to the expertise and experience of the medical team. The domestic and international hospital’s standard and quality are also factors to be considered. Our hospital has a quality support team which consists of surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, physiotherapists, nutritionist and pharmacist who are willing to provide information and explain on what and how patients should or should not be doing before an operation.Physical and mental preparation before surgery and patient care during surgery are also valued to ensure good service and safety especially, patients with congenital diseases. Moreover, reinforcement of patients after surgery helps patients going back home with an ability to provide things on their own.The preparation of facilities and tools for patient care such as ICU patient care units with specialized medical teams standing by 24-hour for a patient who is in a stage of crisis as caused by a respiratory or infectious disease. There needs of skillful care from nurses with an individual care technique for each patient.

Our operating room are full of multidisciplinary teamwork, which consists of surgeon, radiologist, anesthesiologist, nurse, and radiation technician who able to give an accurate diagnosis includes treatment during surgery at the same time. Make a procedure safe, prevent an infection by lamina air flow method inside a single ventilated operating room.

The Flexmove x-ray imaging technology which offers 360-degree imaging provides doctors more effective surgery for patients and immediately receive a high quality of radiographic imaging during surgery. The equipment in the operating room is designed to move easily without interfering in operation. For an operation bed can be adjusted. It helps to make the surgery more selective. The factors mentioned above. All of these affect the quality of long-term postoperative life of patients.

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Orthopedic Institute

Phyathai 2 Hospital