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Avascular Necrosis, Free Vascularized Fibular Graft (FVFG) Surgery

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.

In this video, see how Dr. L. Scott 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.

L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, FAOA

^{Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Co-Director, Penn Nerve Center; Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery; Professor of Plastic Surgery}

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.

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Avascular Necrosis, Free Vascularized Fibular Graft (FVFG) Surgery

L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, FAOA

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