Day of Surgery
After being admitted you will be taken to the appropriate pre-surgical area where the nursing staff will take your vital signs, start intravenous (IV) fluids, and administer medications as needed. You will be asked to empty your bladder just prior to surgery, and to remove all jewelry, contacts, etc. (Rings not removed will be taped). Once you change into a surgical gown, you will be taken to the operating room. The anesthesiologist will meet you and review the medications and procedures to be used during surgery.
Your surgeon will, of course, see the day differently.
Your surgeon will start the operation with a technique to approach the hip joint.
The surgeon then prepares the bone for resurfacing, using specialized instruments supplied by Smith & Nephew, the manufacturer of BIRMINGHAM HIP* Resurfacing System implants. The head of the femur is prepared to receive the resurfacing component, and the socket is shaped to accept the new resurfacing cup. Once this is accomplished the socket is inserted in a position to give stability to the hip, and allow the bone to grow around it. This encourages long-term security in the newly refinished hip joint. Finally, the resurfacing head component is fixed into position using bone cement.
Following a careful inspection of all components your surgeon will then close the surgical approach path with sutures. It is common for the surgeon to leave a drainage tube exiting from just below the incision for a couple of days after BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing System surgery, but in some cases it is not necessary.
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