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How hip replacement surgery is done.
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Previously:
Clavicle fracture surgery animation - GIF
Hirtz compass for locating bullets in surgery - photo
Keyhole surgery simulator - GIF
Knee replacement surgery animation - GIF
WWII armored field surgery trailer - photo
Can't imagine doing this with tissue, ligaments and blood vessels in the way. Quite the mechanical implant.
As the saying goes, the difference between a mechanic and a surgeon? The mechanic works on a stopped engine whereas the surgeon works on a running engine.
Through an incision that is about 3-4 inches. It's amazing what they do & especially how they do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by albertq
I I thought the difference between mechanic and a surgeon was that a mechanic washes his hands before he goes to the bathroom...
When orthopod did my ACDF in 2020 he slit my neck, assistant spread apart enough stuff so a Dremel-like grinder could be used to freshen surfaces on vertebrae, put in three titanium bridges for support. I woke up with no pain, and have recovered full use of my left arm. Never had pain after surgery. Another miracle.
I am currently 9 days recovered from my second hip replacement (1/30/25). I was lucky enough to have a surgeon that helped develop the "pocket" method, do both of my hips. The incision was nearly 6" long but, because of where it's placed (vertical right about where your pants pocket opening would be), it doesn't sever any muscles or tendons or ligaments, they just pull them aside and work between them. A lot of what's shown in that video, and I've described, is nothing compared to thinking about what happens to the rest of the leg during the procedure. The top of the femur has to be detached from the pelvis, then poked through the incision for the ball part of the joint to be removed. Envision what the leg looks like at this point and what has to happen to the muscles of the upper leg to accommodate. Also understand this method allowed both hip replacements to be outpatient surgery. This go around I went in at 6:45am and left the surgery center at about 3:15pm the same day. I asked how many he's performed and he told me he stopped counting at 1,000 so the surgery only took 1:30 and I was up within 2 hours of the end of the surgery. I had to walk (with a walker) to the bathroom and "go" before I could leave. The first 3-4 days (with medication) are virtually pain free then the pain from the trauma to the upper leg takes over for the next week to 10 days or so. It literally feels like someone took a baseball bat to my leg, but there's no pain in the hip anymore!!!