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New Procedure Helps Patients Avoid Hip Replacement and Repairs Joint Damage
Total Hip Replacement at Hips for You Posted on April 16, 2018 by Patricia Walter April 16, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Doctors at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are using a procedure called Subchondroplasty to give patients with damaged hips more treatment options and ultimately avoid replacement surgery.
"We want to preserve the native hip whenever possible because once you have a hip replacement, there's no going back," said Dr. Kelton Vasileff, an orthopedic surgeon at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center. "We're able to use a bone-hardening procedure that's traditionally been used in knee surgery to help repair a patient's own hip joint."
During the procedure, a bone substitute material is injected into a small hole in the joint, filling any voids or lesions in the bone. Over the few years following surgery, a patient's body replaces the bone-hardening material with their own healthy bone, leading to what Vasileff hopes are permanent repairs.
"In the past, a replacement would be the only long-term option for a lot of patients, but this procedure allows me to add support to the bone, making more damage-reversing surgeries possible," said Vasileff, who specializes in hip preservation surgery.
Each year, more than 300,000 Americans receive a hip replacement. It's a major surgery that requires months of physical rehabilitation, and there's no guarantee the implant will last forever, especially in younger patients. But doctors at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center are giving patients new options that allow them to repair their damaged hip and avoid replacement surgery. "We want to preserve the native hip whenever possible because once you have a hip replacement, there's no going back," said Dr. Kelton Vasileff, an orthopaedic surgeon at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center. "We're able to use a bone-hardening procedure that's traditionally been used in knee surgery to help repair a patient's own hip joint." The procedure is called Subchondroplasty, in which a bone substitute material is injected into the joint, filling any voids or lesions. Dr. Vasileff uses it in conjunction with other treatments to help patients avoid replacement surgery. "In the past, a replacement would be the only long-term option for a lot of patients, but Subchondroplasty allows me to add support to the bone, making more damage-reversing surgeries possible," he said. Over the few years following surgery, a patient's body replaces the bone-hardening material with their own bone, leading to what Dr. Vasileff hopes are permanent repairs. The procedure is also much less invasive than a total hip replacement, allowing patients to get back on their feet sooner.
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