What is the difference between traditional and minimally invasive surgery?
Traditional hip replacement usually uses a 6-to-8-inch incision. The length depends on the size of the patient. This type of surgery has been done for over 40 years. The success rate is above 90 percent even 10 years after surgery. “Minimally invasive” hip replacement is new since around 2003. There is no accepted definition of “minimally invasive”—it means different things to different surgeons.
