ARTIFICIAL HIP JOINT REPLACEMENT FOR OLDER PATIENTS

Patient D.T.T, 89 years old, located in Hong Tien ward, Pho Yen city. The patient fell and had a lot of pelvic pain so he went to Yen Binh Thai Nguyen General Hospital.

Doctors conducted examinations, ultrasounds, and X-rays and concluded: The patient had a broken right femoral neck. Doctors conducted a consultation and decided to perform right hip replacement surgery for the patient. The surgery was performed by the team of MSc. Specialist level 2 Nguyen Chi Duc, Deputy Director of Yen Binh Thai Nguyen General Hospital. After surgical treatment, the patient’s health is currently stable.

The nurse is assisting the patient in learning to walk

MSc. Specialist level 2 Nguyen Chi Duc also added: This is the case of an elderly patient with many complex underlying diseases, so the doctors conducted a thorough consultation before performing surgery. During the post-operative period, the medical team and doctors closely monitored and cared for the patient so that he could recover quickly.

X-ray image of patient D.T.T after surgery

Artificial hip replacement is used to treat serious hip injuries such as femoral head necrosis, osteoarthritis, femoral neck fractures, rheumatoid arthritis…

At TNH hospitals, hip replacement techniques are successfully and routinely implemented in the treatment of hip injuries. With many outstanding advantages:

– Less damage to soft tissue around the joint.

– Surgery time is shortened, accurately revealing the joint that needs to be replaced.

– Minimize the risk of infection.

– Reduces hospital stay after surgery, reduces pain during surgery and after surgery.

– Reasonable costs, modern supplies: Currently, at TNH there are all types of artificial hip joints suitable for all customers.

– The post-replacement joint is stable, creating conditions for early rehabilitation exercises and the patient’s ability to return to normal activities soon.

Hip replacement technology is currently considered the “golden solution” to help patients escape persistent bone and joint pain and return to living, studying and working soon.

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