Hip Arthroplasty: Improving Gait - An Update

Course overview

Following the knee, the hip is the second most commonly replaced joint. Join Dr. John O'Halloran as he provides the history of hip arthroplasty and compares the advantages and disadvantages of different surgical approaches. This course focuses on assessing the gait cycle, both pre and postoperatively, so that clinicians are better able to identify key patterns of gait compensation. The phases of postoperative rehabilitation and the management of leg length discrepancies at different stages of the patients' rehab are outlined as well.