Newswise — Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, NY has become the first hospital in the Northeast to offer a new, revolutionary minimally-invasive total hip replacement procedure that involves no cutting of muscles or tendons, so that patients experience less pain, leave the hospital and complete rehabilitation sooner, and return to their normal activities more rapidly than with conventional techniques.
Jan Koenig, MD, Director of Orthopedic Surgery at Mercy, is one of only a handful of surgeons in the entire country to offer the procedure known as the AMIS® technique, an anterior approach that allows the hip replacement components to be placed safely through a single incision without disconnecting any muscle from bone or interfering with any nerve connections.
"The AMIS technique is a major advance, using the same hip replacement components as conventional procedures, but placing them in way that does not require the cutting of any muscle," explained Dr. Koenig, who is president and founder of Orthopaedic Excellence of Long Island. "As a result, patients are in the hospital for a shorter time, their pain is significantly less intense and their overall hip function returns earlier than those who undergo a traditional hip replacement."
The AMIS technique was developed in Europe and has been brought to the United States by Medacta USA, Inc., a Camarillo, California-based subsidiary of Medacta International, a Swiss manufacturer of implant systems for the hip and knee, as well as computer-assisted surgery technologies.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons estimates that more than a quarter-million hip replacement procedures are performed in the United States each year. It has been one of the most successful interventions for patients in modern medicine, with multiple studies showing durable results with 90 percent success rates exceeding 20 years of follow-up.
Mercy Medical Center is a leader in high-quality, innovative orthopedic care. It is the only hospital in New York State offering Computer-Assisted Robotic Total Knee Replacement surgery, and has received four consecutive Orthopedic Care Excellence Awards™ from HealthGrades®, the nation's leading healthcare ratings company. Mercy also is home to the largest hospital-level rehabilitation program on the south shore of Nassau County, and a unique "Joint Endeavor" Program designed to achieve superior results through holistic care.
Information about orthopedic care at Mercy Medical Center is available by calling: 516-62MERCYOr, visit on line at: http://mercymedicalcenter.chsli.org
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