Packages for Total Hip Replacement U/L

A. Yes, Indeed, a simultaneous bilateral total hip replacement—a single procedure—allows for the replacement of both hips. For this technique, "one-stage" and "single-stage" are other names for it.

The doctor may recommend this procedure if the patient is healthy enough to tolerate a longer operation and recovery period and has osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis in both hips.

Advantages of simultaneous bilateral hip replacements include One trip to the operating room; One anesthetic; One hospitalization; and Less time away from work.

However, there are also certain risks involved, which include: Greater surgical blood loss, Longer surgery and anesthesia, Longer hospital length of stay, and Increased number of patients being transferred to inpatient rehabilitation facilities.

In some instances, it may be better to stage the surgeries, replacing one hip at a time. This is called a staged procedure and typically takes about 1 to 2 hours.

A. Yes, as long as the patient remains admitted to the hospital, post-surgery follow-ups are included in the package. Following the release, the patient will be responsible for paying any additional expenses on their own. After hip replacement surgery, follow-up treatment is crucial to ensuring a proper recovery and addressing any issues.

A. Yes, some patients fully recover from hip replacement surgery and are returned home the same day.

One can go home the same day depending on how you did during and after the surgery and how well your incision is healing:

• Eligibility: If surgery went okay and you are in general well then you may go back home the same day.
• Monitoring: In the first couple of days post-op, an eye will be kept on your vital signs.
• Complications: You may have to stay at the hospital longer if complications arise or your doctor wants to keep an eye on you.

After hip replacement surgery, you can expect to:

1. Generally, after undergoing hip replacement surgery, you may naturally feel pain in the legs and feet and experience swelling in these limbs.
2. Your legs and feet should hurt and swell to some extent, but such pain and swelling usually resolve within a couple of weeks.
3. You will be medicated for pain management, and medications will be administered.

A. After hip replacement surgery, you can usually resume driving about 4.5 weeks later, but it's important to take your own health and recovery time into account. It is advisable to speak with your healthcare physician for specific advice on when it is safe to start driving again.

A. Hip replacement may be carried out under general anesthesia, spinal anesthesia, or epidural:

• General anesthetic: It is a drug that induces sleep-like coma. You are unconscious and feel nothing during the procedure. Drugs are administered either through the vein or as a gas inhaled through the breathing apparatus.
• Spinal anesthesia: This can be administered with or without sedation. This is the most common form of local anesthesia.
• Epidural: It blocks the lower body.

Some patients prefer to remain awake during surgery, while others opt to fall asleep during surgery. Local anesthetic blocks can be used also around the hip to assist in post-operative pain relief.

A. There are some non-surgical alternatives to hip replacement, which include

• Lifestyle change: Weight reduction, walking, swimming, cycling, and a cane or walker may help cut down the stress at the hip.
• Medications for pain: Over-the-counter such as muscle relaxants or muscle rubs, may be useful in relieving the discomfort caused by the hip.
• Injections: Some injections administered into the hip can help alleviate the discomfort and swelling in the hip.
• Nutraceuticals: The herbal or dietary supplements may be able to be used in the management of pain in the hip joint.
• Physical therapy: Rehabilitative medicine, complemented with exercise regimes, would strengthen and stretch the muscles and soft tissues overlying the hip joint.