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“HIP REPLACEMENT CAN BE A GOOD EXPERIENCE. WHAT OCCURRED AT HOAG ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE WAS A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE.” KEVIN W., HOAG ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE HIP-REPLACEMENT PATIENT
In the Patient’s Corner
Innovation in Motion
World Championships in Kansas City, MO, in the over-65 (140 pound) weight class, and he’s hoping to reclaim the title this year.
By his second surgery, Kevin claims he knew the ropes: “When I came out of surgery the pain was gone. On the same day as my procedure I had my first physical therapy session, and we started planning how I could go home. They encouraged me and let me push myself. Twelve days later I was back in the gym.”
Kevin adds, “It’s amazing to me that a big piece of bone came out of my skeleton and was replaced with titanium, yet it was done so seamlessly. My surgeon was top of line – a miracle worker. I liked having a private room, and all the hospital staff was very professional. I’d never go anywhere else for orthopedics.
“Hip replacement can be a good experience,” says Kevin. “What occurred at Hoag Orthopedic Institute was a really good experience.”
Kevin shares more of his experience at
www.orthopedichospital.com/kevin
he says. “I was impressed by how involved their doctors are in innovative new procedures and technologies.”
The anterior approach Keith had in June 2013 is a tissue-sparing alternative to traditional hip replacement surgery with the potential for less pain, a faster recovery and increased mobility because the muscle tissues are spared during the procedure. The surgeon uses one small incision on the front (anterior) of the hip as opposed to the side or back.
Hours after surgery, Keith was out of bed and walking. He returned home the next day and took it easy for a few weeks. By September, Keith set a goal to bike 100 miles and reached it. In October, his son at his side, Keith was just shy of his 150-mile goal for the month as he pedaled by HOI. “It was neat to finish up at the spot that enabled me to bike again in the first place,” says Keith.
Read more about Keith’s journey at
www.orthopedichospital.com/keith
Kevin Walsh has had both hips replaced,
in 2009 and 2012. In between, at age 69, Kevin boxed three rounds to dethrone the reigning champion at the Ringside Masters
At just 39 years of age, Ladera Ranch, CA, resident Keith Stanislaw needed hip replacement. “Online I found out about the anterior approach being done at HOI,”
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