Hip Replacement Alternative: Free Vascularized Fibular Graft Surgery | Penn Orthopaedics

What do you do when you need hip surgery, but a full hip replacement could limit you for the rest of your life? That's the question 27-year-old Jenny Mu was facing when she turned to Penn Medicine for answers. Chair of Penn Orthopaedics, Dr. L. Scott Levin, is one of only a few orthopaedic surgeons in the country performing free vascularized fibular graft (FVFG) surgery as an option for hip joint preservation in qualified patients with avascular necrosis of the hip. In this video, see how Dr. Levin and Jenny successfully address her hip condition before, during, and after FVFG surgery. Jenny recounts how her condition had inhibited her daily life, her decision to receive FVFG surgery over a hip replacement, and the impact of this life-changing surgery.

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