PATH^® Tissue-Preserving Technique

Wright, in conjunction with Dr. Brad Penenberg of Beverly Hills, CA, has designed an innovative surgical technique for hip replacement called the PATH^® Tissue-Preserving Technique. This tissue-preserving surgical technique is unique and is performed only by surgeons who use Wright's patented hip implants and instruments.

Typical hip replacement surgery requires 6 weeks to 3 months for patients to fully recover from what has been, historically, a more traumatic surgical procedure.

The advances in implant technology, when combined with Wright's PATH^® Technique, are designed to enable patients to shorten their recovery from months -- down to simply a matter of weeks.

This fast recovery from hip replacement surgery is truly ground-breaking and is changing the way doctors, and patients, think of hip replacement. Many have been surprised to learn that such a traditionally invasive surgery, has now been refined to a truly tissue-preserving technique that is producing amazing results.

Traditonal Hip Replacement vs. PATH® Technique
Traditional Hip Replacement	PATH® Technique Design
Surgeons cut the abductors (muscles) during surgery	Surgeons save the abductors / short external rotators (muscles)
Surgeons cut 4 to 5 tendons around the hip	Surgeons release a single tendon (piriformis)
Surgeons make an incision in the hip capsule	Surgeons preserve and repair the hip capsule, preserving function and stability in the hip joint
Extensive soft tissue damage	Minimal soft tissue damage, particularly no stretching of the gluteus medius, because the percutaneous incision allows for direct visualization and surgical access to the patient's acetabulum
Bleeding	Minimized blood loss
Pain	Minimized pain
Days and weeks of recovery	Reduced recovery time

PATH^® Technique Surgical Animation
PATH^® Surgical Technique

PATH^® Technique Patient Stories
"I am mainly relieved that I can do anything I want to again, no excuses."
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