University Hospital & Medical Center recently obtained the HANA™ Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Table – the only surgical table designed exclusively for the latest minimally invasive surgical hip replacement, better known as, The Anterior Approach. The Anterior Approach allows the surgeon to reach the hip joint from the front of the hip as opposed to the lateral (side), or the posterior (back) approach.
With its unique capability to position the leg, the HANA™ enables University Hospital & Medical Center surgeons to replace the hip through a single incision, without detachment of muscle from the pelvis or femur. The table allows hyperextension, adduction and external rotation of the hip for femoral component placement – a positioning option not possible with conventional tables.