Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis.
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10 Facts About Hip replacement
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Hip replacement is one of the most common orthopaedic operations, though patient satisfaction varies widely.
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Total hip replacement is most commonly used to treat joint failure caused by osteoarthritis.
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Hip replacement is usually considered only after other therapies, such as physical therapy and pain medications, have failed.
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Risks and complications in hip replacement are similar to those associated with all joint replacements.
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Surgeons of the British Hip replacement Society recommended that large head metal-on-metal implants should no longer be implanted.
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The Exeter Hip replacement is a cemented device, but with a slightly different stem geometry.
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Leg length discrepancy after hip replacement is calculated as the vertical distance between the middle of the minor trochanters, using the acetabular tear drops or the transischial line as references for the horizontal plane.
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In 1938, Philip Wiles of Middlesex General Hospital, UK carried out a total hip replacement using a stainless-steel prosthesis attached by bolts.
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In 1940, Dr Austin T Moore at Columbia Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina performed a hip replacement using a prototype prosthesis made of the cobalt-chrome alloy Vitallium; it was inserted into the medullary canal and "fenestrated" to promote bone regrowth.
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