In order to strengthen the technical management of artificial hip and knee joint replacement, standardize the diagnosis and treatment behavior, and ensure the medical quality and safety, the Health Department of Henan Province recently accepted the medical institutions applying for artificial hip and knee joint replacement technology in the province according to the Technical Management Regulations of the Ministry of Health, and 55 medical institutions in the province were allowed to carry out artificial hip and knee joint replacement technology.
Osteoarthropathy is a common and frequently-occurring disease that harms human health. Its incidence rate increases gradually with people's age, and the number of patients who need artificial hip joint and knee joint replacement also increases obviously. People pay more and more attention to the prevention and treatment of osteoarthrosis. The Department of Orthopaedics of our hospital took the lead in developing hemi-hip replacement technology in our province from 1983, followed by 1986 and total knee replacement in 2002. At present, there are 2 professors, 5 chief physicians, 2 master students, 2 doctors and 2 master students 12 in this department, which has accumulated rich technical experience in shoulder replacement and renovation. In the past 30 years, more than 8000 cases of artificial hip and knee replacement have been successfully completed, and the age of total hip replacement is 98 years old, which has achieved good results. Many foreign patients come here, and more than 300 cases of replacement surgery are completed every year.
The approval of the first batch of qualified medical institutions for artificial hip and knee replacement technology in the province marks that the joint replacement technology in this department has reached the forefront of the province, which is of great significance to further promote the development of orthopedic joint replacement technology in our province.