Hip replacement patient walks down the hall two hours after surgery

On Dec. 12, 2017, Jeffrey Slovik of Elmhurst underwent a total replacement of his right hip. The surgery was performed by Jeffrey Meisles, M.D., an independent orthopedic surgeon and member of Elmhurst Hospital’s medical staff.
Dr. Meisles concluded that Slovik was a good candidate for surgery with the anterior approach, which offers less risk of dislocation. It’s inherently more stable because there is no need to cut any muscles around the hip, which means a quicker recovery for anterior patients as well as less pain and a minimized need for narcotics.
Two hours after Dr. Meisles performed Slovik’s surgery, he was walking down the hall of the hospital. Read Jeffrey's story: www.eehealth.org/blog/2018/09...