What is a Hip Replacement Surgery?
Hip is one of the largest joint in our body this ball and socket joint allows in distinct flexibility when this joint is injured it affects our movement in case of severe injuries and damage your doctor may suggest you a hip replacement surgery.
Hip replacement surgery also known as hip arthroplasty, A surgical procedure which a surgeon remove damages and injured hip joint, In hip replacement surgery a surgeon will remove and replace some portion of a pelvis and femur which form our hip joint.
The damage to hip joints can be from diseases like osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. There are many non-surgical methods like exercising, physiotherapy and medications for pain relief but when this method fails in removal of pain then your doctor may suggest for hip replacement surgery. this surgery is also used to treat broken hip bones, and other hip injury that are causing unbearable pain to the patient, some patient with continuous arthritis symptoms might go for this surgery.
Before considering a hip replacement joint you should know the need, benefit and complications of the surgery.
When You Need a Hip Replacement Surgery?
A doctor may suggest you for hip replacement surgery in failure of non-surgical methods, when a pain is unbearable and movement is restricted one of the best option left is replacement of hip.
Some conditions that may require Hip replacement surgery are mentioned below:
- Diseases like osteoarthritis which damages the cartilage in hips
- Rheumatoid Arthritis which cause inflammation in hip joints
- Dislocation and fracture in hip joints
- Severe and persistent pain.
- When hip pain makes difficult to rise.
Most Common Types of Hip Replacement Surgeries?
Total Hip Replacement Surgery: This surgery is one of the most common hip replacement surgery, in this surgery a damaged and injured part of hip is replaced with artificial implants, this socket is replaced with plastic implant and femoral head is replaced with artificial ball made.
Partial Hip Replacement Surgery: this surgery is mostly performed in older patient in case of fracture of hip joint, where one side of hip joint (femoral head) is replaced.
Hip Resurfacing: this surgery of hip replacement is usually performed on younger patients in place of total hip replacement surgery. In this surgery your natural bones (femoral head) are retained.
Benefits of Hip Replacement Surgery?
- This surgery has one of the high success rates.
- A patient may feel dramatic relief in pain
- Increased in mobility with long-lasting effect
- Reduction in risks of chronic health conditions.
There may be some complications included just like in any other major surgery.