Joint replacement surgery has become an increasingly popular treatment option for femoral head necrosis, a serious complication of femoral bone diseases. With minimally invasive surgical techniques, patients can recover quickly and leave the hospital within 24 hours of hip replacement. Femoral head necrosis can lead to secondary osteoarthritis, head collapse, severe acetabular degeneration, and susceptibility to femoral neck fractures.
Dr. Nguyen Quang Ton Quyen, Deputy Department of Trauma and Orthopedics at Tam Anh General Hospital in Hanoi, explains how joint replacement surgery was once considered risky and required extended hospital stays of 5-7 days. However, with modern minimally invasive techniques such as DAA, ABMS, Bikini, and Superpath incisions, patients can now leave the hospital after just one night stay post-surgery and may even be discharged the next day.
There are several factors that make outpatient joint replacement surgery possible. Firstly, patients require less general anesthesia and are mainly anesthetized using regional techniques, which improves pain control and natural recovery post-surgery. Secondly, minimally invasive surgical techniques reduce procedure time, soft tissue damage