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Incision Decision
A 'hip' new surgical table rotates
to reduce recovery time.
Nicole Lupiloff
Special to the Jewish News
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he surgical tables have
turned. A new, rotating, car-
bon composite surgical table
now available at Beaumont Hospital
in Royal Oak is dramatically reduc-
ing hospital stays and recovery times
for those needing a hip replacement.
The high-tech table enables the physi-
cian to perform minimally invasive
surgery resulting in a smaller incision,
less tissue trauma and less pain.
The unique hip and knee arthro-
plasty surgical table, called the HANA
table, allows hyperextension and
Dr. James Verner and James Deutchman
external rotation during hip replace-
look at Beaumont's HANA table.
ment, decreasing the average hospital
stay to two to four days compared to
accident, he needed that stability after
the conventional three to six days, and
months of therapies and tending to
cuts recovery time to two to six weeks as other injuries through 2008.
opposed to two to four months.
Deutchman, who says he carefully
"This new piece of equipment sur-
walked down stairs and has used a cane
passes other conventional tables during
since May, eventually started walking
anterior approach to hip replacement
less and had an MRI done last summer.
surgery,' says James Verner, M.D., joint
The MRI showed bone nearly grind-
replacement orthopedic surgeon at
ing against other bone. By Sept. 2, Dr.
Beaumont, Royal Oak."This table can
Verner explained the anterior approach
help my patients return to an active life-
to Deutchman and performed the hip
style faster — something we want for all surgery on the HANA table Sept. 18.
our patients:'
"I was dangling my legs over the bed
The table allows the surgeon to posi-
that night and walking with a walker the
tion the patient in such a way that no
next day;' says Deutchman, a real estate
musdes are cut, leaving a four to five-
developer and president of Temple Beth
inch incision, compared to the usual
El in Bloomfield Township."I did physi-
incision of 10 to 12 inches. The HANA
cal therapy the day after and was home
table minimizes trauma under the skin
two days after my surgery, even able
during anterior hip replacement proce-
to walk the stairs once per day with a
dures. Surgeons reach the hip joint from
crutch. This is a marvelous, straight-for-
the front of the hip as opposed to the
ward way to get yourself back to shape in
side or back, allowing work to be done
a reasonable time'
through the natural interval between the
Deutchman has had no hip pain since
muscles.
his surgery or during therapy. He says that
"This state-of-the-art table allows
while his jogging days are behind him, he
the option of cradling the top of the
hopes — and plans — to return to the
thigh bone, the femur bone, and lifting
lifestyle he had before his accident and
it sufficiently enough to introduce new
looks forward to walking without pain.
implants without the risk of fractur-
Hip replacement surgery is the sec-
ing the bone says Dr. Verner. "If you go
ond most common joint replacement
between musdes instead of cut them,
procedure behind knee replacement.
those side and back tissues remain
Beaumont, Royal Oak is one of the
undisturbed and have immediate stabil-
highest volume hospitals for knee and
ity after surgery'
hip replacements in the United States.
One patient who benefited from this
Approximately 2,400 were performed by
new technology was James Deutchman,
Beaumont surgeons in 2008. I 1
59, of Franklin. Limping because of
his right hip and in constant discom-
Nicole Lupiloff is the public relations intern
fort after an August 2007 automobile
at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.