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Primary Hip Replacement

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Primary Hip Replacement

Total hip arthroplasty, another name for hip replacement surgery, is a procedure to replace a worn-out or injured hip joint. The surgeon performing the hip replacement replaces the damaged joint with a prosthetic.

One might be recommended for total hip replacement surgery following a hip fracture or for severe arthritic discomfort.

    • Primary Total Hip Replacement

    Symptoms

    • 1. Hip osteoarthritis as a result of prior injury or illness (femur neck fractures, acetabular fractures)
    • 2. Avascular necrosis of the hip.
    • 3. Rheumatoid arthritis involving several joints.

    Four major components comprise an artificial joint:

    • Acetabular cup
    • Femoral stem
    • Femoral head
    • Plastic/Ceramic insert between them

    There are three types of it: hybrid, cemented, and cementless.

    Older patients with osteoporosis are given cement-filled joints, and younger patients with healthy bones are given cementless joints. Market players includes Johanson & Johanson, Stryker, Zimmer, Max, Smith & Nephew, Evolutis, and others.

    Benefits of total hip replacement surgery include pain reduction, improved gait, cross-legged sitting, ease of stair climbing, and deformity correction. Recent developments in Dual Mobility The patient's hip joints also enable cross-leg sitting.