Hip Replacement
If you have arthritis pain in your hips, then you may have pain while walking, sitting, or exercising. It can affect people of all ages who have degenerative conditions or injuries involving the hip. Hip pain is not something you have to tolerate.
Hip replacement and/or resurfacing are procedures that can relieve pain and restore function for people with arthritis or other hip conditions. Dr. Mark Kwartowitz, and Dr. Michael Fleischman in West Bloomfield, Michigan, Brighton, Michigan and Troy, Michigan have the experience and skills to perform all types of arthroscopic and joint replacement procedures.
Hip Replacement Surgery
The hip is one of the most commonly replaced joints. This ball-and-socket joint allows you to move your legs and bend and straighten your body. Osteoarthritis, a type of degenerative arthritis, is the main reason for hip replacement surgery. Other conditions, including trauma, may also cause the need for a hip replacement.
While the symptoms of hip arthritis are tolerable with medications and lifestyle adjustments, there may come a time when surgical treatment is necessary. Hip replacement surgery, also called hip arthroplasty, involves removing the damaged portion of the hip and replacing it with artificial implants called prosthetics. These devices are a replacement for the natural joint and allow pain-free movement.
Anterior Hip Replacement Surgery
An Anterior Hip Replacement is a surgical technique in which the surgeon accesses the joint through the front of the leg instead of through the back through a small incision. This surgical technique is minimally invasive and allows for the removal of the damaged cartilage and bone, and the implantation of the artificial hip joint, without damaging the surrounding muscle and tendons.
MAKO Hip Replacement
MAKO Hip Replacement is a cutting-edge procedure that uses robotic arm technology for precise implant placement. It offers a more personalized approach for each patient, resulting in better outcomes and faster recovery times. By placing the implant in a more personalized position for each patient, the patients leg lengths are more accurately balanced, the complication risks decrease and we expect the hip replacements to last longer. Dr. Michael Fleischman has been performing MAKO robotic hip replacement since 2014 and is one of only a few surgeons in Michigan to have performed several thousand of these procedures. Dr. Fleischman utilizes the robotic technology in a minimally invasive fashion so that the muscles and tendons of the hip are not cut during the procedure. Nearly every patient is able to go home the same day following this procedure, and patients require less pain medication, fewer physical therapy sessions and shorter time periods for walking aids than standard hip replacement surgery. With MAKO Hip Replacement, you can expect reduced pain, improved mobility, and a quicker return to your daily activities.
Hip Replacement Surgery
The hip is one of the most commonly replaced joints. This ball-and-socket joint allows you to move your legs and bend and straighten your body. Osteoarthritis, a type of degenerative arthritis, is the main reason for hip replacement surgery. Other conditions, including trauma, may also cause the need for a hip replacement.
While the symptoms of hip arthritis are tolerable with medications and lifestyle adjustments, there may come a time when surgical treatment is necessary. Hip replacement surgery, also called hip arthroplasty, involves removing the damaged portion of the hip and replacing it with artificial implants called prosthetics. These devices are a replacement for the natural joint and allow pain-free movement.
MAKO Hip Replacement is a cutting-edge procedure that uses robotic arm technology for precise implant placement. It offers a more personalized approach for each patient, resulting in better outcomes and faster recovery times. With MAKO Hip Replacement, you can expect reduced pain, improved mobility, and a quicker return to your daily activities. To see if you are a candidate for MAKO Hip Replacement, call (248) 669-2000 and schedule an appointment with Dr. Michael Fleischman in Troy, MI or West Bloomfield, MI.
Your surgeon will provide a list of items that are required prior to your surgery. In general, you'll need to do the following before a hip replacement surgery:
- Set up a surgical date
- Discuss the risks & benefits of the surgery
- Make an appointment with your primary care physician, and any specialists that you are treating with, to obtain a medical clearance
- Before your surgery, you will visit our office to meet with the surgeon or the surgeon's physician assistant to plan for a smooth procedure and recovery. Our surgical coordinator will set up this appointment for you.
- Schedule a pre-hab appointment with our physical therapy team. Having strong muscles in the upper and lower legs are critical to support the hip joint. We would like every patient, when possible, to meet with our physical therapy team 1-2 times prior to your procedure to show you exercises that can be done at home prior to surgery to help in your post-surgical recovery.
- Talk to your PCP and any other specialists about medications to stop taking prior to surgery
- Be sure to see your dentist well before the day of your joint replacement surgery (30 days prior is ideal)
- Planning for your return home after surgery will make your recovery easier and more comfortable. Our surgical coordinator will give you a list of items and ideas to help you prepare your home.
While every patient’s experience with hip replacement surgery is different, most can expect to bear weight and walk with an aid within a few hours of surgery. The majority of our joint replacement procedures are performed outpatient and patients go home the same day.
Patients benefit from having an in-home physical therapist come out for 1-2 weeks post-surgically before transitioning to an outpatient physical therapy program. Our surgical coordinator will set up in-home physical therapy for you.
You will have post-operative appointments scheduled with our office regularly for the first year. At these visits, we will take x-rays and discuss your comfort level, function and mobility, and how your new hip is working for you. Our goal is to make sure that you're healing well and progressing toward your recovery goals.
Outpatient hip replacement surgery, also called "same day hip replacement," "rapid recovery hip replacement," and "ambulatory hip replacement," is a hip replacement surgery that enables qualified patients to return home the same day of the surgery.
The benefits of outpatient hip replacement surgery include:
- Lower risk of infection
- A more comfortable recovery at home
- Quicker return to normal activities
LKO joint replacement surgeons perform a thorough evaluation of each patient's health and circumstances to determine if they are a candidate for outpatient joint replacement surgery. If you are curious whether you are a candidate for outpatient hip replacement surgery, schedule your appointment with Dr. Mark Kwartowitz or Dr. Collin O'Keefe today.
Hip Arthritis Treatment West Bloomfield, Troy, and Brighton, Michigan
See a doctor for your hip pain today at Lederman Kwartowitz Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. Call (248) 669-2000 or request an appointment online right now. We serve patients throughout Oakland County, Michigan and Livingston County, Michigan.
