Technology allows active lifestyle - New hip resurfacing procedure offered

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Technology allows active lifestyle - New hip resurfacing procedure offered
(Source: The Times of Northwest Indiana )

HOBART | Michael Leland, M.D., orthopedic surgeon on staff at St. Mary Medical Center, is offering new hope and a fuller range of motion to younger adults suffering from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, avascular necrosis or other femoral bone-related conditions.

St. Mary Medical Center is the only hospital in Northwest Indiana offering patients access to a new hip resurfacing procedure in which the worn surface of the femur bone in the hip is replaced using a technology known as the ReCap® Femoral Resurfacing System, according to a written release from the hospital.

A human hip joint is comprised of the rounded head or “ball” portion of the thigh bone, or femur, that fits snugly into a deep cavity called the acetabulum, or “socket.”

When the smooth cartilage lining that enables the snug fit between the two bones becomes damaged due to a variety of factors, it can cause excruciating pain. Treatment options may include a total joint replacement or a less invasive procedure called hip resurfacing.


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