Hip Replacement Surgery:

Case 1:

        63 year old male with pain in both hips and his back.  He has trouble putting his shoes and socks on.  He has pain at the end of the day if he is active and he has trouble going to sleep.  He denies any numbness or weakness in his legs.

The images above show severe hip arthritis in both hips.  The left hip (hip on the right side of the screen) has more severe arthitis than the left.  There are large cysts in both the ball and socket in this hip.  Below I have included images that were taken after he had both of his hips replaced.  I do not do both hips at the same time.  I require a minimum of 12 weeks between surgery to give patients a chance to fully recover from the first operation before proceeding on to the next.  The patient did very well and is now walking without a cane or walker.

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Case 2;

        Below are the images of a patient in his early fifties.  He had a motorcycle accident in the 70's and broke his right hip.  He required two operations to get the hip bone to heal.  If you look closely you can see a broke screw from the first operation.

The two images above are the same.  I colored the broken screw green on the right.  Before I could perform a hip replacement all of the screws had to be removed.  The broken screw made the removal more difficult.

A large hole was created in the bone when I removed the screw.  (see arrow above) I packed the hole with bone graft and we waited 3 months.  I then performed a total hip arthroplasty. (images below)  The hole in the bone healed and is barely visible.

Paul S. Nourbash, MD

Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon

Fellowship Trained Hip and Knee Reconstructive Surgeon

Barrington Orthopedic Specialists

Office Phone 847 285-4200

Mail Address 1030 W. Higgins, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

Office Locations in Illinois;  Bartlett,  Elk Grove, Hoffman Estates