HEALTH CARE TODAY
Heritage Publishing, Inc. © 2012
CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY
Surgery Table A new technique in hip replacement surgery allows for less
pain after surgery and a quicker recovery time. The Hana® orthopaedic surgery table uses levers, dials and lifts that allow surgeons to move the patients’ legs to precise angles that are not possible with conventional tables. The table allows surgeons to make fewer, more precise incisions, which leads to less disturbance of tissue. With patients strapped into what looks like ski boots, surgeons use a surgery method known as the direct anterior or front approach. This technique is done by making an incision in the front of the hip instead of the back or side. The front incision creates less damage to soft tissue, because surgeons can follow the natural spaces between the hip joint’s muscles and tendons.
Besides less muscle and tendon damage, some of the
Image-guided radiation therapy w orks to accurately pinpoint a tumor’s location at Florida Hospital DeLand.
organs and tumors can move inside a patient’s body while breathing, it can be very beneficial to see where the tumor is right before treatment.
In the past, physicians would have to compensate for
movement of the tumor by targeting an area larger than the tumor. Now, IGRT allows radiation levels to be heightened in the exact area where the tumor is and lowered in the area surrounding the tumor where healthy tissue exists. This can be especially important when a tumor is close to sensitive areas like the spinal column, salivary glands, heart or lungs. Because patients receive less radiation to their healthy cells, they tend to enjoy a better quality of life after treatments with IGRT.
IGRT is now available at Florida Hospital DeLand as part of their efforts to expand cancer treatment for their patients.
benefits of the new type of hip replacement surgery are shorter hospitalization period, smaller incision area, lower risk of hip dislocation, reduced blood loss and shorter recovery time.
Florida Hospital DeLand is equipped with the Hana
orthopaedic surgery table, so patients can enjoy the benefits of this new hip replacement surgery.
Teleradiology Teleradiology is used to send images of a patient’s x-rays, CTs
and MRIs from one physician to another. This technology allows radiologists to view images, even when they are not on the same site as patients. This practice can be especially beneficial to patients that need specialists, because they do not have to travel to see a specialist. Instead, their images can be sent to the physician and interpreted from that location.
Teleradiology is available at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial
and Florida Hospital DeLand to help improve patient care by interpreting radiology cases quickly and efficiently.
The hana® orthopaedic table, available at Florida Hospital DeLand and Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, is manufactured by Mizuho OSI, Union City, CA. 2012-2013 The Greater Daytona Healthcare GuideTM 19
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