Hip Replacement, Who Is A Candidate For This? - Dr. O'Connor (VIDEO)

Dr. O'Connor:
The woman who is a candidate for hip replacement is one who has severe arthritis, and her pain is no longer being controlled with medication that we would commonly use, even some prescription arthritis pills. So when her pain is getting bad enough that those medicines aren’t helping her, and she is not able to do some of the things that she wants to do, then it’s time to think about surgery.

About Dr. O'Connor, M.D.:

Dr. Mary O'Connor, M.D., was accepted as a resident in orthopedic surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, New York in 1985. She joined the orthopedic surgery staff at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida in 1991, and since 2005 has served as department chair. Dr. O'Connor cares for people with hip and knee arthritis, failed joint replacements, and pelvic tumors.

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Tags:

• Arthritis
• Bones & Joints