Total Hip Arthoplasty (THA), commonly known as hip replacement surgery, is one of the most common types of joint replacement surgery. Recently a study published in PAIN – the official publication of The International Association for The Study of Pain (IASP) – shows that though the use of medications increases the year before the hip replacement surgery, but once the surgery is done there are long term reductions in the use of drugs for insomnia and pain.
The study also shows that with continued follow-up, the use of opioid comes down by 14 percent, that of NSAID by 18 percent and there is a 13 percent drop in the use of non-opioid analgesic. While reserachers also found that there was a decreased use of medciations to treat anxiety, when it came to antidepressants no major change has been observed. Therefore it can be concluded that depression in patients suffering undergoing hip-replacement need not totally be due to hip pain. Overall the study is a good news for THA patients as it brings down their dependency on drugs.
One of the best hospitals in India, Manipal houses the top orthopedic doctors in India. Till date they have undertaken umpteen numbers of hip replacement surgeries on both Indian and International patients. Along with hip replacement surgery, patients can also take treatment for ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) injury, Total Knee Replacement (TKR), Cartilage and Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) at the Manipal International Patient Care Centre. Due to their flawless treatment, high success record as well as affordabilty, patients from Middle East as well as major African countries, prefer to be treated at Manipal. Apart from this they also offer minimally invasive fracture surgery, arthoscopic surgery and spinal fracture surgery.
For more information on Hip and Joint Replacement, you can visit www.manipalinternationalpatientcare.com or mail at mipc@manipalhospitals.com