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Cabell adds state-of-the-art surgical table
HUNTINGTON -- Cabell Huntington Hospital has added a state-of-the-art surgical table that will expand the hospital's comprehensive total hip replacement services.
The recent purchase of the surgical table is another milestone for the hospital's Mary H. Hodges Joint Replacement Center, said Dr. Ali Oliashirazi, the center's surgical director and professor and chairman of the department of orthopedic surgery at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
"We are proud to be one of the few centers to have purchased this table, which is used for fracture repair, for hip arthroscopy and for making it easier to perform the true anterior, or front, approach during hip replacement surgery," he said.
The first goal with the table will be to do a study comparing the use of computer assistance during hip replacement from the back approach to the true anterior or front approach using the table and x-ray guidance.
The study will look at a variety of areas, including component positioning and muscle damage.
More information about joint replacement services at Cabell Huntington Hospital is available by calling 304-526-2607 or visiting www.cabellhuntington.org.
