Research overview for review. Technique names and English wording remain subject to physician confirmation. This is not a booking offer, personal treatment recommendation or confirmation of clinical service availability.
Understanding a proposed hip replacement approach can help you prepare for a specialist conversation. This introduction brings Professor Xu’s work into a clear starting point for that discussion.
The approach uses an endoscope to support the surgeon’s view during total hip replacement through a direct anterior approach. Professor Xu and his colleagues have published work on this technique.
A specialist assessment comes before any treatment decision. The clinical team would discuss whether hip replacement is appropriate, the available approaches, their benefits and risks, and your recovery and follow-up needs.
What are the options for my hip condition?
How would an approach be chosen for me?
What should I expect from recovery and follow-up?
2021 · National Medical Journal of China · An early clinical report of endoscope-assisted hip replacement: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34275253/
2024 · Orthopaedic Surgery · A comparison of direct anterior approaches in patients with obesity: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10984812/
2024 · Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research · A learning-curve study of a related mini-bikini approach: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-024-04925-3