Taking Care Of Patients With Hip Replacement
Dr. Alexander Van der Ven, Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute was the first doctor who performed the first outpatient hip replacement surgery at Baptist Health Hospital.
He recalls he performed that surgery according to the new techniques for improving the patient's recover and quality of life.
The doctor agrees the best place for recovering is home. However, he affirms if the patient is not medically safe to go home, he isn’t going home.
