Hip Replacement
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Hip Replacement Surgery in Arizona
You can feel hip pain at any age, but most patients find that the pain worsens as they reach the age of 50. That pain can go from a mild form that you can handle at home to a more intense pain that leaves you struggling to do basic activities such as climb the stairs o take a walk around the block. Your pain can also affect the way that you live your life because it may prevent you from doing some of your favorite things. Here at APM Surgeons Arizona, we can help you learn more about hip replacement procedures and schedule you for an appointment.
Reasons to Have Hip Surgery
Not all types of hip pain are the same. Both the type and level of pain that you have often depends on the medical conditions that you have. Many patients use this surgery to treat the symptoms of osteoarthritis. This condition causes wear and tear on your joints and can cause the breakdown of the hip joint. If you suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, you may find the condition causes both pain and inflammation. This type of arthritis can also wear down the cartilage in the joint. The causes of hip replacement can also occur when you break or dislocate your hip.
It’s helpful to consider some of the signs that you need this surgery before talking to a surgeon. We recommend the surgery if you have hip pain that you cannot treat with simple medication or it interferes with your ability to walk. You may consider it if the pain keeps you from sleeping or you need to use devices such as canes or walkers. Patients also come to use when their hip pain affects the way that they do simple things, including going up and down stairs or changing their clothes. We also recommend that you speak to a doctor about your surgical options if experience hip pain when sitting down or standing up.
Minimally Invasive Hip Surgery
At APM Surgeons, we offer minimally invasive procedures that help you get back to life faster and spend less time in the recovery room. Known as the Direct Superior Approach, it requires that the surgeon make a small incision on the side of the hip near your back. The surgeon will both remove the affected portion of your hip joint and install a new implant. This implant gives you a complete range of motion and reduces the risk that you might dislocate your hip later. Once you recover, you won’t have any problem resuming your favorite activities
Benefits of Hip Surgery
Talking to hip replacement surgeons is a great way to learn about the benefits of these procedures. You can walk sooner after the surgery than you can with other procedures. This reduces the risks that blood clots might form and that you feel tired or weak. It also prevents damage to nearby muscles and tissues because the surgeon makes just one incision. This also reduces your recovery time and lets you get back to your activities faster. You usually do not need to spend a lot of time in the hospital either because this is an outpatient procedure.
Possible Risks
You should always consider the risks and complications of any procedure before choosing it. Hip replacement surgery can cause blood clots. If a blood clot loosens, a piece of it can travel to your heart and cause serious side effects. The procedure may also lead to an infection that you take antibiotics to treat or a fracture that affects your hip. Depending on the type of fracture, the surgeon may need to go back in and fix the joint. You also face possible nerve damage that can cause a pins and needles sensation. Some patients also find that the implant makes one leg longer than the other.
Preparing for the Procedure
Many doctors require that patients get x-rays and/or an MRI that allows them to find the damage to the hip and determine how to treat it. You need to fill out forms before your anterior hip replacement to answer questions about your medical history and any medications that you take. The surgeon will also ask that you stop smoking for at least one month before your surgery. Tobacco products can keep your body from healing properly and increase your risk of suffering from a blood clot. Once you arrive for your procedure, you can change clothes and relax.
Post-Operative Precautions
With the hip replacement surgery procedure, you need to use caution in the coming days and weeks. As you receive anesthesia, we ask that you spend a few hours in the hospital until it wears off and you head home. We will monitor your vitals to make sure that you’re ready to leave. There are different things that you can do at home to reduce your risk of blood clots forming, including using leg sleeves or compression stockings that put pressure on your legs. You’ll also want to recline with your legs above your heart every day. We recommend that you get up and moving as soon as possible. Using a walker or cane will help you walk around the house without worrying that you might lose your balance. Up to 12 weeks after your hip replacement surgery, you’ll come back for your follow-up appointment. This allows the surgeon to check on your progress and make sure that the surgery was a success.
Call Today
As you age, you expect to hear your joints pop and creak as you move. You don’t expect those noises to go along with the pain that makes it hard for you to climb stairs or stand up after sitting down. The best hip replacement surgeons can help you recover from that pain and keep it from interfering with your life. They have the solutions to all of the different types of hip pain that you experience. Call APM Surgeons Arizona to make an appointment for your hip surgery consultation today.