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Bookmark or Share- Hip Replacement (Hip Arthroplasty) - Cleveland ClinicA hip replacement is a surgical procedure. An orthopedic surgeon will replace your hip (or parts of it) with a human-made implant (a prosthesis). Your surgeon might refer to a hip replacement as a hip arthroplasty (a joint replacement surgery). Surgeons perform more than 90% of hip replacements on adults older than 50.
- Hip Replacement Surgery | Johns Hopkins MedicineHip replacement can address hip pain and stiffness for people with arthritis, avascular necrosis or other forms of hip joint damage. During a hip replacement surgery, an orthopaedic surgeon replaces both ends or one end of the damaged hip joint with artificial parts.
- Hip Replacement Recovery: Timeline and Tips for Best OutcomeTotal hip replacement surgery, or arthroplasty, involves removing a damaged ball-and-socket hip joint and replacing it with an artificial hip joint made out of metal or durable synthetic...
- Total Hip Replacement - OrthoInfo - AAOSIn a total hip replacement (also called total hip arthroplasty), the damaged bone and cartilage is removed and replaced with prosthetic components. The damaged femoral head is removed and replaced with a metal stem that is placed into the hollow center of the femur.
- Hip replacement - Mayo ClinicThis artificial joint (prosthesis) helps reduce pain and improve function. Also called total hip arthroplasty, hip replacement surgery might be an option if hip pain interferes with daily activities and nonsurgical treatments haven't helped or are no longer effective.
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