Hip Joint Pain

ASR Hip Resurfacing

An extract from RTE’s newsreel programme, ‘Nationwide’ addressing the subject of Hip Resurfacing surgery, and how it changed the life of a Kilkenny farmer. Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Tadhg O’Sullivan, is 1 of the design surgeons of the DePuy ASR Resurfacing implant, and has carried out over 500 resurfacing procedures. He explains how the patient’s bone is conserved throughout the Hip Replacement surgery, and how the process, carried out at The Whitfield Clinic in Waterford, restores young and active patients, such as the Kilkenny farmer, to their former way of life. Total hip replacement (THR) is a nicely documented, safe and efficient procedure for arthritis hip pain. In younger, far more active patients, THR is still successful, but the higher demand these patients location on their prostheses, indicates that the prosthesis could wear out and need replacing earlier than usual. The treatment alternative of option for these younger, active patients is Hip Resurfacing. Instead of the large quantity of healthy bone removed during THR, only the surface of the femur and acetabulum are replaced. Resurfacing implants are less likely to wear out, and much more likely to allow the patient to return to their active lifestyle. far more data can be found at www.articularsurfacereplacement.com
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