Hip replacements are usually only recommended in older patients,
leaving
many younger patients
with painful conditions and restricted lives.
Many younger people can benefit
from procedures other than total
hip replacement, and resume normal,
active lives. This is contrary
to the all too prevalent view, that many conditions
have to be
endured into middle age, when a hip replacement may become
the best, or only
option available.
My guiding principles are based on the philosophy that life is not
to
be merely endured, but enjoyed, and that the simple dismissal
of
the more complex solutions in favour of the easier option is not
really
the best way to provide the best quality of life for my patients.
Read some of the patients' stories on this site to understand the
difference
this approach can make to the lives of real people in the
real world.
Hip Replacement is not the only solution!
Healthcare Professionals including:
- Surgeons
- G.Ps.
- Nursing Staff
- Physiotherapists
The General Public, especially:
- Those with undiagnosed hip problems
- Those diagnosed who would like to know more
- Those who are about to have surgery (and their carers)
This Website..
.. is intended to provide useful information for two types of visitor:
I am Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon,
Mr. J.N. O'Hara FRCS FRCSI MCh
Welcome to my website, where I would like to introduce myself, and explain what I do.
Although fully conversant with all aspects of Orthopaedic Surgery, I usually concentrate on conditions of the hip.
My specific interest is in correcting conditions using techniques, which though very well proven, are not widely available elsewhere.
This is particularly helpful to younger people, many of whom may have been told that no treatment is available until a hip replacement in later life.
Most of my operations aim to preserve the joint, delaying or even obviating the need for a total hip replacement. My practice embraces conditions of the hip such as dislocation and dysplasia (DDH), Perthes’ Disease and Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE), conditions which in adult life are principally responsible for a large number of hip replacements or resurfacings each year. I have carried out a substantial number of pelvic osteotomies of my own design. I also have extensive experience of the various acetabuloplasties and am familiar with the use of allografts in the correction of acetabular deformity.
