Specialist in orthopaedics and orthopaedic surgery
The Hip Joint
Hip Replacement
Minimally invasive surgical technique of the artificial hip joint during the initial implantation
The principle of the surgery is explained using the following series of images:
1. X-ray of the diseased hip
1. Preoperative X-ray of the hip
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2. Digital planning
2. Digital Planning
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3. Femoral head removal
3. Removal of the femoral head
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4. The new joint socket
5. The new acetabular cup
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5. Thigh bone straightening
5. Preparing the femur
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6. The new hip stem
6. New shaft with the head
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7. Implantation of the new hip
7. Implantation of the new prosthesis
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8. Postoperative X-ray
8. Postoperative X-ray
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The surgery of an artificial hip joint is performed with a minimally invasive technique. With this special technique, the muscle insertions remain completely preserved. Due to the smaller skin incision and subsequently to the reduced surgical trauma, the patients are able to mobilize in a very short time.
The digital planning helps the surgeon to easily find the correct position of the implants, equalizing leg length discrepancies and keeping the tension of the muscles in the correct way.