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Super path and revision?

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carol19895
carol19895

reading a lot about superpath hip surgery.  Seems the way to go.  I just wondered, can this be used for revision surgery or is it only used on first time replacements?

 

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  • terri26363
    terri26363 carol19895

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    I need to investigate this.  I thought anterior was the latest; that's what I'm looking at having.  It definitely does not involve cutting muscle.  Have not heard of super path Thanks for bringing it forward

    • jimbone
      jimbone terri26363

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      Terri-

      All hip replacements involve cutting muscles, some procedures limit the size of the dissections and some avoid cutting the larger gluteal muscles as extensively as the posterior but even minimally invasive surgeries both cut some muscles and stretch soft tissues, ligaments and tendons unnaturally.  Best news is to be in top physical condition prior to surgery and do your research on the surgeon doing the work.

      Jim

    • AlexandriaGizmo
      AlexandriaGizmo jimbone

      Posted

      Hi when they pass the post I put on with a link explaining the fast procedure you will see they do not cut muscles to do this way
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