Who Is a Candidate for Minimally Invasive Hip Surgery?
Non-obese individuals Individuals of normal weight are the best candidates for minimally invasive hip surgery, which often requires special body positioning and imaging techniques, which, on an obese individual, are often complicated or made unattainable due to excessive body fat. Individuals with certain hip disorders Minimally invasive hip surgery is oftentimes not an option to treat certain types of hip disorders or injuries, including severe hip dysplasia or severe hip fractures. The best candidates for minimally invasive hip surgery are individuals with soft tissue problems or minor anatomical abnormalities about the hip. Individuals with normal hip anatomy Normal, or near-normal, hip joint anatomy is generally a requirement for minimally invasive hip surgery to be successful. Minimally invasive hip surgery is performed through tiny incisions that restrict the degree of surgical correction that can be made. Severe hip joint abnormalities oftentimes require larger surgical incision
