This surgery may be a choice after a hip fracture or for severe pain because of arthritis.
Total hip replacement prosthesis.
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.
The acetabular component a plastic liner a femoral head and the femoral stem.
When a hip replacement surgery is performed a damaged worn out hip joint is replaced with an artificial implant.
The materials used in the artificial implant may vary but they often include metal plastic or ceramic.
The femoral stem may be either cemented or press fit into the bone.
As mentioned in the above simplified description of hip replacement surgery the four artificial components are.
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 damaged femoral head is removed and replaced with a metal stem that is placed into the hollow center of the femur.
In a total hip replacement also called total hip arthroplasty the damaged bone and cartilage is removed and replaced with prosthetic components.
Hip replacement total hip arthroplasty is surgery to replace a worn out or damaged hip joint.
Total hip replacement surgery is advised in patients for whom the hip joint has been so severely damaged by osteoarthritis that it is no longer possible to preserve the natural joint through hip resurfacing.