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Hip Replacement / Hip Arthroplasty

Creator: Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman
Keywords: Hip Replacement Surgery, Hip Arthroplasty, Glossary

Written by Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman, MD

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on May 06, 2009

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Glossary

Prostheses: An artificial substitute for a damaged or missing body part.

Anesthesia: Loss of feeling or sensation resulting from the administration of certain drugs or gases.

Bone cement: An acrylic compound used in fracture repair and positioning of bone pins.

Physiotherapy: A healthcare profession that provides treatment for physical problems due to accident, illness ordisability, promoting normal function and mobility, using skills of manipulation, electrotherapy and/or appropriate exercise regimes.

Occupational therapy: Concerns factors that facilitate the development of adaptive skills and increase performance capacity and live independently.

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harry777, United States

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aurmedtouindia, India

Total hip replacements are performed most commonly because of progressively severe arthritis in the hip joint. The most common type of arthritis leading to total hip replacement is degenerative arthritis (osteoarthritis) of the hip joint. This type of arthritis is generally seen with aging, congenital abnormality of the hip joint, or prior trauma to the hip joint. Other conditions leading to total hip replacement include bony fractures of the hip joint, rheumatoid arthritis, and death (aseptic necrosis) of the hip bone. Hip bone necrosis can be caused by fracture of the hip, drugs (such as alcohol or prednisone and prednisolone), diseases (such as systemic lupus erythematosus), and conditions (such as kidney transplantation).

The progressively intense chronic pain together with impairment of daily function including walking, climbing stairs, and even arising from a sitting position, eventually become reasons to consider a total hip replacement. Because replaced hip joints can fail with time, whether and when to perform total hip replacement are not easy decisions, especially in younger patients. Replacement is generally considered after pain becomes so severe that it impedes normal function despite use of anti-inflammatory and/or pain medications. A total hip joint replacement is an elective procedure, which means that it is an option selected among other alternatives. It is a decision which is made with an understanding of the potential risks and benefits. A thorough understanding of both the procedure and anticipated outcome is an important part of the decision-making process.

andrews007, India

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