Hip fracture
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Hip fracture is a common injury in the elderly people. It often occurs in case of osteoporosis – demineralization of bones, which is usually present in women during the menopause. Such injury poses a mortal danger to the patient. In elderly patients bones heal very slowly or don’t heal at all. Incompatible with life complications develop due to the prolonged complete bed rest. Therefore, many doctors consider endoprosthetics of the hip joint to be the optimal treatment option.
The Booking Health portal presents 81 German clinics specializing in endoprosthetics in case of hip fracture
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Hip fracture – Diagnostics
Radiography is the main method of diagnostics in case of the hip fracture. A doctor can easily identify abnormality of the bone integrity in the picture of a pelvis.
Computed tomography is a more informative method. Modern devices make a 3D modeling. The method is used as an additional one. It helps to assess the prognosis and to choose the optimal method of treatment. CT scans are also used in surgery planning.
Hip fracture – Treatment
A conservative treatment is possible in the case of hip fracture. The immobilization of the limb is performed. As a result, the bone consolidates. But this happens only in 4-8 months. Elderly patients require more time for healing of injuries and, actually, the hip fracture occurs more often exactly in the old age.
This trauma often leads to death. Due to prolonged bed rest, patients develop the following complications:
- Bedsores
- Muscle atrophy
- Pneumonia
- Thromboembolic complications
- Heart failure
- Infectious diseases due to the low immunity
А person with the hip fracture has about 30% risk of death within 1 year after the injury. Therefore, the surgery for hip replacement is performed very often in such cases. It saves patient’s life, because a person is able to move actively in the early postoperative period, and in a month the patient is allowed to load the operated limb.
In elderly patients, especially with the concomitant osteoporosis, the bone has a very weak regenerative potential. Therefore, a total endoprosthesis is usually implanted in such cases. The artificial hip joint is attached to the femur with a special cement.
You can do this operation in Germany. German doctors have wide experience in this field. Tens of thousands surgical interventions for hip replacement are performed annually in this country. The main advantages of treatment in Germany include:
- Full restoration of mobility and working capacity, as a result of a qualitatively performed surgery.
- Usage of modern endoprostheses, which ensure the full mobility of a limb and are not rejected by the body.
- Service life of used in Germany endoprostheses lasts for decades . It is unlikely that you will ever have to perform an revision surgery for replacement of an artificial joint.
- Low risk of intraoperative and postoperative complications.
- Tiny incisions, which allow to speed up the healing process of the surgical wound.
- Good state of health in the postoperative period due to qualitative care and well-performed anesthesia.
You have an opportunity to use help of the best German surgeons. You will be operated by the same doctors, who perform interventions in successful businessmen, politicians, sportsmen, and show business stars.
Best clinics for the endoprosthetics in the case of the hip fracture in Germany:
Municipal Hospital Karlsruhe
Hospital Neuwerk Moenchengladbach
Vitos Orthopedic Clinic Kassel
Hip fracture – Rehabilitation
Restoration after surgery for joint replacement in patients with hip fracture requires rehabilitation measures. Usually rehabilitation program lasts for several months. Nevertheless, patients don’t need bed rest. In Germany patients begin to move actively within the first days after the operation.
You can undergo a rehabilitation after surgery in this country. Rehabilitation programs provide:
- Normal healing of the surgical wound and bones
- Ensuring the best operation results
- Maintaining the tone of the leg muscles, preventing their atrophy
- Normalizing gait
- Rapid recovery of the operated limb function
Doctors of different specialties take part in the rehabilitation process. The restoration is based on physical therapy, physiotherapy, special training on simulators, and in the pool. Massage, reflexotherapy, and other procedures are also performed. The rehabilitation program is elaborated individually for each patient.
Best clinics for orthopedic rehabilitation in Germany:
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Authors:
The article was edited by medical expert, board certified Dr. Nadezhda Ivanisova. For the treatment of the conditions referred to in the article you must consult a doctor; the information in the article is not intended for self-medication!
Sources:
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
The cost of services includes
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The program includes the following:
- Issuing of an invitation for getting a visa for treatment as quick as possible
- Fixing an appointment at a time convenient for you
- Preliminary organization of a comprehensive examination and discussion of the forthcoming treatment plan
- Arranging transfer from the airport to the hospital and back to the airport
- Provision of interpreting services and services of a personal medical coordinator
- If necessary, assistance in the organization of further surgical treatment
- Provision of a medical insurance against treatment complications covering up to 200,000 euro
- Preparation and translation of medical records and recommendations from the hospital
- Assistance in the subsequent communication with your attending physician, including consultations on repeated X-ray images through the unique medical document management system E-doc