HIP REPLACEMENT: A NEW APPROACH AN INNOVATIVE TYPE OF SURGERY IS MAKING RECOVERY FASTER AND EASIER.
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f you’ve got a pain in your hip, you’re not alone. Today, a person’s lifetime risk of developing osteoarthritis in the hip is 25 percent, according to a long-term study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of RICHARD YOON, MD Health. Healthy Together
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In large part, that’s because people are living longer and staying active longer, making osteoarthritis—a degeneration of joint cartilage and bone—more common. For many, the hip replacement surgery of choice is a newer type known as anterior approach hip replacement. While it may not be the answer for every patient, those who are able to have the anterior approach rather than more traditional forms of the surgery will experience less pain, a shorter
recovery time and other advantages. Most orthopedic surgeons are not trained to do the procedure, but it is available at Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC). Richard Yoon, MD, Director of Orthopedic Research at JCMC and a member of RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group, explains.
What makes a person choose hip replacement surgery? Patients who are candidates tend to have moderate to severe arthritis in
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