MIS 2-Incision Hip Replacement Procedure

The MIS 2-Incision Hip Replacement procedure is one of the least invasive surgical options available for hip replacement today.  During the procedure, the surgeon makes two incisions (1½ to 2 inches each), and separates the muscles and tendons to access the hip joint.  During traditional surgery, the surgeon typically cuts those tissues, and the result incision may be 10-12 inches long.

Zimmer makes specialized instruments and provides training in minimally invasive surgical techniques that allow orthopaedic surgeons to access the hip joint and perform the surgery through a much smaller incision than is used for traditional hip replacement.

Dr. Behzadi has received extensive training and certification on this procedure through The Zimmer Institute. For more information on the Zimmer Institute and MIS technology, please visit www.pacewithlife.com.

It is mainly the healing of cut muscles and tendons that can make recovery from traditional hip replacement surgery so long and painful.  Because those tissues generally aren’t cut in the MIS 2-Incision Hip Replacement procedure, there are a number of benefits to the patient:

• Less tissue trauma

• Faster and less painful rehabilitation

• Smaller scars

• Shorter hospital stay – 1 to 2 days; some patients are able to go home in less than 24 hours

• Reduced blood loss and less of a need for pre-surgery donation

• Quicker return to work and daily activities

Although most people who are eligible for traditional hip replacement surgery are candidates for the MIS 2-Incision hip procedure, there are exceptions.  You may not be a candidate if any of the following conditions apply to you:

• You are extremely overweight

• You are very muscular

• You have recently had a blood clot or an unstable medication that places you at higher risk for complications

• You have already had hip replacement surgery on the same hip

With this procedure, the replacement hip is the same as that used in traditional surgery, and the longevity of a hip replaced with this technique is the same as that of traditional surgery.