Hello all:
Sorry, I was busy working this weekend and could not find the time to read this thread. Wow! this thing has sure taken off. Praise God.
Hi Christine. Good to know you are interested. All medical questions are welcome. Peace, Shalom! You are truly a servant of God. John Neufeld welcome! It is wonderful to have you here. God bless all.
Let me answer some questions:
In order to become an Orthopedic Surgeon, one has to complete an Internship and 4 years of Orthopedic Surgery Residency after Medical School. After a peer review process and couple years of Practice evaluation one has to take the written and oral Board Examinations. Subsequently, one has to maintain a certain standard and comply with Continuing Medical Education requirements.In addition to the Orthopedic Surgery Boards, one has to pass Licensure Examinations to maintain Licensure in different States.
Christine, I am Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery and also have additional Boards in Neurological Surgery of the Spine.
Getting to the heart of your question about hip surgery, you are right. There are many different types of Hip implants- too numerous to mention here. The common operations done are open reduction internal fixation of hip fractures, bipolar hip replacement arthroplasty for subcapital fractures and degenerative joint disease, and total hip replacement arthroplasty for degenerative joint disease. Again, this may be a press-fit or PMMA coated cementable prosthesis.The techniques vary and so do the designs of the various implants.Every patient is different and the length of surgery depends upon the procedure and the complexities of the individual case. Cementing takes longer than press fitting. Revision hip arthroplasties take much longer.
With regard to the length of surgery, it is true that a good surgeon tries to accomplish the job as quickly as possible to minimize the risk of complications particularly in fragile patients with underlying
medical problems. If this could be done in a half hour it is certainly beneficial for the patient who may not be able to tolerate a longer procedure because of underlying conditions and who needs to be mobilized fairly rapidly after a devastating injury.
Christine, also take into consideration the power of prayer, which was the focus of my previous post. This, along with training, expertise, and faith make for optimum results- Glory to God.
I do hope this satisfies your curiosity.
Thank you for this opportunity to explain in detail a small part of a day in the life of a busy Orthopedic Surgeon.
Have a good day and let the light of God guide you.
Stephen |
