It usually takes 2 to 3 hours to do femoral head surgery.
There are two types of femoral head surgery, one is simple artificial femoral head replacement, this surgery is used for patients with femoral neck fracture. The procedure is relatively simple and short, usually taking about 2 hours, and the patient can walk on the ground on the 2nd day after surgery.
There is another type of surgery is total hip replacement, in addition to replacing the femoral head also need to replace the acetabular prosthesis, this surgery is relatively complex, the operation time is also longer than the replacement of the artificial femoral head alone, usually in about 3 hours.
The operation time for femoral head is not only related to the operation method, but also related to the surgeon’s technique, and the skillful one will be 30~60 minutes earlier.