Hip Replacement

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Overview

Hip replacement, also called total hip replacement, is a surgical procedure in which damaged parts of the hip joint are replaced with artificial parts (prosthesis). The goals of total hip replacement are to relieve pain, improve function of the hip joint, and increase mobility.

The hip joint is one of the largest weight-bearing joints in the body. It is a ball-and-socket joint in which the thighbone (femur) fits into a rounded socket (acetabulum) in the pelvis. The top of the th...Read the full article

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There also some modern-new type of prosthesis called hip- resurfacing when not the whole head and femoral neck are resected but only very limited bone stock is removed. The specially designed cup is placed on the patients demaged head and acetabulum (socked) is replaced with an uncemented implant. There are some proofs that this kind of prosthesis has a longer survival- time.