This surgery may be a choice after a hip fracture or for severe pain because of arthritis.
Total hip replacement prosthesis.
The damaged femoral head is removed and replaced with a metal stem that is placed into the hollow center of the femur.
During a total hip arthroplasty four parts are introduced to create a new hip.
As mentioned in the above simplified description of hip replacement surgery the four artificial components are.
Hip replacement total hip arthroplasty is surgery to replace a worn out or damaged hip joint.
Arthritis damage is the most common reason to need hip replacement.
Also called total hip arthroplasty hip replacement surgery might be an option for you if your hip pain interferes with daily activities and nonsurgical treatments haven t helped or are no longer effective.
In this case both the femoral head and the socket of the hip joint are replaced by metal and polyethylene components designed to restore pain free mobility.
The femoral stem may be either cemented or press fit into the bone.
The acetabular component a plastic liner a femoral head and the femoral stem.
In a total hip replacement also called total hip arthroplasty the damaged bone and cartilage is removed and replaced with prosthetic components.
The surgeon replaces the old joint with an artificial joint prosthesis.