Dameron Hospital | Health Outlook | Fall 2019

dameronhospital.org 7 NEED HIP SURGERY? To learn more about our anterior hip replacement surgery, visit the Dameron Hospital website at dameronhospital.org/hipreplacement . thigh bones, and by leaving these important muscles relatively undisturbed, our patients at Dameron can expect to be on their feet much faster, making even quicker steps toward recovery.” Benefits to anterior hip replacement surgery Compared to the traditional approaches, patients undergoing anterior hip replacement surgery can benefit from the following: ▸ ▸ Reduced blood loss. ▸ ▸ Reduced tissue impact. ▸ ▸ Reduced risk of dislocation. ▸ ▸ More accurate leg control. Less pain and accelerated recovery period Anterior hip surgery also results in less pain after surgery for the patient, allowing the patient to walk without assistance in a few weeks. The hospital stay after an anterior hip replacement is usually one to two days. In most cases, patients can get back to their usual activities very quickly. Traditional hip replacement surgery, by contrast, typically requires strict precautions for six to eight weeks. Jaspreet Sidhu, DO, Orthopedic Surgeon