Total Hip Replacement
Total hip replacement surgery involves removing the diseased portion of the hip joint. An artificial hip, known as a prosthesis, replaces it. There are four pieces in a new hip implant: a stem that fits into your thigh bone, a ball on the end of the stem, a shell that fits into your pelvis and a liner that snaps into the shell. These come in different sizes, so Dr. Kolisek can custom fit your hip in the operating room. These implants allow for a very active lifestyle and are often still functioning well, more than 15 years after surgery.
Direct Superior Muscle Sparing Approach for Hip Replacement
Dr. Kolisek has attracted international and national interest with the newest muscle sparing approach in total hip replacement surgery, the direct superior approach. The approach takes less time, has less blood loss and fewer complications than other muscle sparing techniques. Over half of all of Dr. Kolisek's patients are able to go home the day after surgery and recover quickly.
International and national surgeons travel to Indianapolis to visit OrthoIndy Hospital and learn this surgical technique from Dr. Kolisek. He has also presented his clinical results in Milan, Italy in November of 2015 at a combined meeting of the British and Italian Hip Societies and will travel abroad in 2016 to teach his technique to hip surgeons in Spain, Scotland and England. He is one of three chairmen for Stryker’s Direct Superior Approach Skills Programs to be held in Chicago, Las Vegas and Fort Lauderdale this year.
The following video is of a patient walking after having the direct superior muscle sparing approach for hip replacement.
