How Long Does a Hip Replacement Last?
Most hip replacements will last between 15-20 years; however, factors like age, weight, lifestyle, and osteoporosis can affect the longevity of your hip replacement.
What Is the Recovery Like After Hip Replacement Surgery?
The team at Elite Sports Medicine + Orthopedics provides you with instructions on how to recover from hip replacement surgery, including pain management, wound care, diet, and activity recommendations. Physical therapy and rehabilitation is an essential part of a successful recovery from any type of surgery. Most people can resume light activities, such as climbing [...]
Who Is a Candidate for Hip Replacement Surgery?
Elite's hip replacement surgeons always consider conservative treatments before recommending surgery. Hip replacement surgery may be right for you if you have hip pain and limited mobility due to arthritis or another condition that doesn’t respond to non-surgical treatments like physical therapy.
How Does a Hip Replacement Surgeon Perform Surgery?
Before hip replacement surgery, the Elite hip replacement surgeon perform a comprehensive physical exam and review your medical history. They may order blood tests and take an on-site imaging test like an X-ray. During the procedure, you’re asleep under general anesthesia. Your hip replacement surgeon may perform a posterior or anterior approach to hip replacement. [...]
What Does Hip Replacement Surgery Treat?
Arthritis is the leading cause of long-term hip pain and disability. Elite's Nashville hip replacement surgeons use hip replacement surgery to treat many types of hip arthritis, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and post-traumatic arthritis. Other conditions that might need hip replacement surgery include severe hip fractures and osteonecrosis. Also called avascular necrosis, osteonecrosis involves reduced [...]
What Type of Doctor Performs Hip Replacement Surgery?
An orthopedic hip replacement surgeon can evaluate your need for hip replacement. Elite has two orthopedic hip replacement specialists in Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee.
What Is Hip Replacement Surgery?
The hip is one of the largest joints in your body. As a weight-bearing, ball-and-socket joint, the hip endures a tremendous amount of stress. Hip replacement surgery, also called total hip replacement or hip arthroplasty, involves removing damaged or worn-out cartilage and bone and replacing them with artificial parts. Hip replacement surgery aims to relieve [...]
Why Choose Elite Sports Medicine and Orthopedics for Knee Replacement Surgery in Nashville?
Knee problems can limit the way your body functions, making it difficult to live the lifestyle you want. If you're dealing with severe, persistent knee pain, Elite Sports Medicineand+ Orthopedics can help. We provide knee replacement surgery to help you regain your quality of life. Knee replacement surgery can significantly reduce your pain and correct severe, long-term [...]
What Is the Recovery Like After Knee Replacement Surgery?
Most people stay in the hospital for 1-3 days after a knee replacement surgery. Your Elite Sports Medicine + Orthopedics provider creates a recovery plan that includes pain management, wound care, physical therapy, and rehabilitation. Physical therapy is an essential part of the recovery process. Typically, physical therapy begins a few hours after surgery and [...]
How Does a Knee Replacement Doctor Perform Surgery?
Knee replacement surgery happens while you’re asleep under general anesthesia. Your Elite knee replacement doctor makes an incision along your knee to expose the joint. Your surgeon removes damaged cartilage and a small amount of underlying bone from the ends of your thigh bone (femur) and shin bone (tibia), then replaces the removed cartilage with [...]
