The leading cause of pain and disability in America is osteoarthritis. In America, the topmost cause of pain and disability is osteoarthritis.One in every two seniors will have arthritis in their knees. Surgery is advised mostly for patients whose osteoarthritis is unresponsive to other forms of treatment methods. But, If the root cause of osteoarthritis is managed, many hip replacement surgeries are avoidable, according to Dr. Pack.
Arthritis, sports performance and preventive medicine are the area of expertise of Dr. Louis G. Pack. He performs his clinical obligation at the Medical College of Georgia in Greensboro. He has served Olympic gold medal aspiring athletes and patients experiencing pain caused by arthritis.Dr. Pack sees to it that his patients get the medical attention they needed and that they will have guaranteed results. Patients will not meet gate keepers and experience delayed visits when visiting his clinic.Like most patients, time is also valuable to Dr. Pack.
He had an Olympic silver and gold medalist in 2004, and also gave assistance to the UGA Golf Team. As uncanny as this may sound, it can be done because he uses the very same principles in both cases.
He recently published his first book entitled The Arthritis Revolution which is based on over 40 years of clinical experience in treating thousands of patients with arthritis and five years of research. The belief that age and weight caused osteoarthritis was dispelled by his book. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic and the Journal of the American Medical Association supported the arguments shown in Dr. Pack’s book.
Dr. Pack argued that if age is the primary cause of osteoarthritis, why do many people have just one knee or hip involved. Additionally, some 90-year-olds also do not develop arthritis while some other far younger people have severe arthritis. This logic is true of weight as well. Weight is not carried by a single knee or hip and people with above normal weight do not necessarily develop arthritis. There must be factors other than age and weight that triggered osteoarthritis.
He pointed out that the root cause of osteoarthritis is abnormal alignment.His book further stated that until abnormal alignment is accepted, prevention of the disease is not likely to happen. Severe cases of osteoarthritis of the hip are treated with surgery, more likely a hip replacement. The procedure has gained negative feedbacks from patients after they have experienced device-related complications. An ASR hip replacement recall was ordered by DePuy Orthopedics in response to the health concerns thrown at their ASR hip system.
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Hip Replacement surgery is the number one choice for people with seriously injured hips due to arthritis and other hip problems. Since most of those who have Hip Replacement belong to the elderly aged 65 and up, the need for less invasive treatments are sought. A treatment modality that is presented as an option is arthroscopic hip surgery which can hold back or eliminate the necessity for a hip replacement. A small incision will be made for the insertion of a camera and other incisions for the small instruments. In addition to that, Femoral Osteotomy is now being studied as an option for Hip Replacement.
Facts on Arthroscopic Hip Surgery
The Latin words arthro (joints) and scope (to see) are combined to form the word arthroscopy. It literally means ‘to see the hip joints’. Small incisions are made for the insertion of the camera and the specialized instruments depending on the case. Candidates for hip arthroscopy are those who have the following condition(s) which are commonly found in people with arthritis:
- Loose bodies
Portions of loose cartilage may be presently floating inside the joint. These can be the cause of pain when caught during movement. - Labral tears
Rims of cartilage have tears or might break away from the socket. - Chondral damage
In Osteoarthritis, the frequent use and pressure on the cartilage may result to injury which may cause pain and discomfort. - Femoro-acetabular impingement
Extra lumps of bone rub together in the joint which may cause extreme pain. It is said that Hip Arthroscopy will not benefit the patient in the relief of pain but may benefit from the removal of the bones rubbing together. Also, this can only be managed if it is in its early stage.
This management cannot do wonders for sufferers with severe arthritis because it will only preserve the left cartilage. This cannot also be a sure way for arthritic pain relief. X-ray and Physical examinations will be made to assess if the person is a candidate for the surgery.
Comparing Hip Arthroscopy with Total Hip Replacement (THR)
Hip Arthroscopy is less invasive than Hip replacement which means that early recovery is possible. A small incision will only be made as opposed to the big surgical site in Hip Replacement. Also, the patient is only kept in the hospital overnight and will be allowed to go home the next day. The risk for complications are less since the injured parts are not replaced with prosthetic devices. The complications brought about by defective prosthetic devices such as in DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement surgeries are alarming and should not be taken lightly. As a whole, the development is a welcome news for those who suffer from hip ailments because this can help them delay Total Hip Replacement. By the time that the sufferer might need a total hip replacement, dramatic changes in hip devices are present and a similar scenario to the DePuy Pinnacle Replacement will not resurface.
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