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Jimmy's MIS Procedure

PATH® Minimally Invasive Technique
Jimmy’s surgeon, Dr. Brad Penenberg of Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, implanted Jimmy using a novel surgical technique called the PATH® Technique. The minimally-invasive surgical technique is unique and is performed only by surgeons who use Wright’s patented hip implants and instruments.

Typical hip replacement surgery requires 6 weeks to 3 months for patients to fully recover from what has been, historically, a more traumatic surgical procedure. With the advances in implant technology, combined with Wright’s PATH® Technique, which is designed as a soft tissue-sparing approach to surgery, patients are now able to shorten their recovery to a matter of days.

You may have thought that minimally-invasive surgery only pertains to the smaller length of incision that a surgeon is able to operate within. That is only partly true. Wright’s PATH® Technique is truly minimally-invasive, because it is a soft tissue-sparing approach. What goes on underneath the incision is every bit as important as the size of the incision when it comes to a quick recovery.

 

Wright’s PATH® Technique has several benefits over traditional, more invasive, hip replacement surgery.

Traditional Hip Replacement	PATH® Technique
Surgeons cut the abductors (muscles) during surgery	Surgeons save the abductors / short external rotators (muscles)
Surgeons cut 4 to 5 tendons around the hip	Surgeons release a single tendon (piriformis)
Surgeons make an incision in the hip capsule	Surgeons preserve and repair the hip capsule, preserving function and stability in the hip joint
Extensive soft tissue damage	Minimal soft tissue damage, particularly no stretching of the gluteus medius, because the percutaneous incision allows for direct visualization and surgical access to the patient’s acetabulum
Bleeding	Minimized blood loss
Pain	Minimized pain
Days and weeks of recovery	Reduced recovery time

To search for surgeons in your local area who utilize Wright’s CONSERVE® Total Hip with BFH® Technology and/or the PATH® minimally-invasive technique, click here.

Or click here, to watch Dr. Penenberg’s speech to Wright, as he talks more about the benefits of the PATH® Technique.

It's important to Wright to be consistently responsive to surgeons and patients - their ideas and suggestions are an integral part of our partnership, as well as our continued improvement process.