Is featured on fox news dc to discuss direct anterior hip replacement with the hana table at shady grove adventist hospital.
Anterior hip replacement operating table.
Joel matta a world renowned expert in the field.
Surgeons reach the hip joint from the front of the hip as opposed to the side or back allowing work to be done through the natural interval between the muscles.
This specialized equipment allows the leg to be maximally extended and adducted to gain access to the femoral canal.
The hana table is a specially designed operating table that enables the surgeon to position a patient facing upward.
The leg spars allow for hyperextension abduction adduction and external rotation of the legs.
Total hip replacement surgery is regarded as among the most valued developments in the history of orthopedics.
The hana table minimizes trauma under the skin during anterior hip replacement procedures.
The world s most innovative and advanced hip replacement surgery table is now in ichilov s operating theater.
The table will enable us to perform anterior approach hip replacement surgery which compared with other approaches significantly shortens recovery and rehabilitation time the hana table was designed in 2005 by dr.
The table supports a number of procedures including the anterior approach to total hip replacements aatha hip arthroscopy hip fractures and lower limb fractures in either the supine or lateral position.
The majority of hip surgeons using the anterior approach use some form of specialized operating table or attachment to make this exposure more facile.