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Hip, Hip, Hooray!
Peace River Regional performed an Anterior Approach Bilateral Total Hip Replacement. Translation: A double hip replacement with only one operation
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Peace River Regional Medical Center is devoted to pursuing advances in services and technology, and on Friday, September 7, Peace River Regional performed an Anterior
Approach Bilateral Total Hip Replacement. Translation: A double hip replacement with only one operation.
The candidate for this procedure was an extremely personable 81-year-old woman by the name of Gladys. Gladys had been having trouble with both her hips for quite some
time. "My hips were getting so bad that I couldn't quite move my right leg; and I couldn't do anything with my left," exclaimed Gladys post-operatively.
Gladys had discussed surgery with her doctors for years; however, she was determined that both hips would see her out until the end. "It wasn't until the last time I
met with Dr. Jason Reiss that I decided: 'Ok, let's do it.' By then, my bones were popping; I could really feel that it was time."
Jason Reiss, D.O., a Fellowship Trained Joint Replacement Surgeon, performed Gladys' Total Bilateral Hip Replacement at Peace River Regional Medical Center. "We did not
want to operate on just one hip; it can really limit the rehabilitation when a patient is having severe problems with both, as was Gladys."
In the past, a traditional posterior approach would have been used. This would leave the patient with a restricted motion and a fairly long recuperation. Now, however,
due to advances in hip replacements, an anterior approach, where patients lie flat on their backs during the procedure on a special surgical table, is used. This
approach offers excellent results; patients are allowed to bend their hip(s) freely without limitation, and are often walking merely days following their procedure.
Dr. Jason Reiss used this anterior approach with Gladys. Her procedure took a total of only two hours, one hour per hip, and was performed through a four-inch
incision. She was up and walking by Sunday, only two days following the procedure. By Monday, day three, she was headed home. "I have no pain. I feel great,"
exclaimed Gladys with a huge smile on her face.
"I am so grateful for Dr. Reiss and everyone here at Peace River; and that comes from the heart," Gladys exclaimed, with tears in her eyes as she was preparing for
discharge. "I even have a neighbor that wants Dr. Reiss's name and number. She told me that I have to come see her as soon as I get home."
Gladys will receive two weeks of Home Health rehabilitation, followed by four weeks of outpatient rehab. She should see full mobility within six weeks time, and a
full recovery in anywhere from three to six months.
When asked if she had the option, would she do it again? Gladys replied: "I would have done it sooner. I let my hips get so bad that I don't know how I was even
still walking around." She went on to add, "I will tell everyone: 'Listen to your doctors. Do what they recommend, and when they recommend it.'"
Peace River Regional Medical Center is a 220-bed Joint Commission Accredited full service hospital that serves residents in Charlotte, Sarasota, and Desoto counties.
Peace River Regional is the recipient of HealthGrades' Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence three years in a row: 2005, 2006, and 2007, making Peace
River Regional one of only 32 hospitals nationally to hold such a recognition. Peace River has a trained, dedicated staff that provides patients with the highest
level of care and compassion possible. Peace River Regional is committed to making a difference in the community and is devoted to pursuing advances in services
and technology.
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