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Endoscope-assisted total hip replacement
Understand the approach, explore Professor Xu’s work, and prepare the questions that matter for your care.
Research overview for review. Technique names and English wording remain subject to physician confirmation. This is not a booking offer, personal treatment recommendation or confirmation of clinical service availability.
Understanding a proposed hip replacement approach can help you prepare for a specialist conversation. This introduction brings Professor Xu’s work into a clear starting point for that discussion.
The approach uses an endoscope to support the surgeon’s view during total hip replacement through a direct anterior approach. Professor Xu and his colleagues have published work on this technique.
A specialist assessment comes before any treatment decision. The clinical team would discuss whether hip replacement is appropriate, the available approaches, their benefits and risks, and your recovery and follow-up needs.
What are the options for my hip condition?
How would an approach be chosen for me?
What should I expect from recovery and follow-up?
2021 · National Medical Journal of China · An early clinical report of endoscope-assisted hip replacement: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34275253/
2024 · Orthopaedic Surgery · A comparison of direct anterior approaches in patients with obesity: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10984812/
2024 · Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research · A learning-curve study of a related mini-bikini approach: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-024-04925-3
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