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Health Encyclopedia: Hip Joint Replacement
Hip joint replacement is surgery to replace all or part of the hip joint with an artificial joint. The artificial joint is called a
Alternative Names
Hip arthroplasty; Total hip replacement; Hip hemiarthroplasty
Description
The artificial hip joint has four parts:
- A socket that replaces your old hip...
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Is there any way to control pain after a hip joint replacement without using narcotic drugs?
Source: eOrthopod
Is there any way to control pain after a hip joint replacement without using narcotic drugs? If they can make the leg numb during surgery why can't... Read more »
Risk Factors for Hip Dislocation After Total Hip Replacement
Source: eOrthopod
What's every patient's fear after getting a new hip replacement? Dislocation. The surgeons call it instability. No matter what name you give it, the... Read more »
My surgeon wants me to take a blood thinner after I have my total hip replacement.
Source: eOrthopod
My surgeon wants me to take a blood thinner after I have my total hip replacement. How do these drugs really prevent blood clots?Major orthopedic... Read more »
My fairly new hip replacement came loose and dislocated.
Source: eOrthopod
My fairly new hip replacement came loose and dislocated. I never had a clue it was coming. The surgeon said it was the result of bone loss. Shouldn't... Read more »
I'm filling out a form for my doctor before having a total hip replacement.
Source: eOrthopod
I'm filling out a form for my doctor before having a total hip replacement. It asks me to list all drugs (prescription and over-the-counter). Do I... Read more »
My father had his second total hip replacement this year.
Source: eOrthopod
My father had his second total hip replacement this year. After the first hip replacement\rhe got a condition called "heterotopic ossification" (HO).... Read more »
Update on Osteonecrosis and Hip Joint Replacement
Source: eOrthopod
Alcohol abuse can cause bone death in the hip joint among adults of all ages, especially younger adults. The term for this condition is... Read more »
I had a total hip replacement last year.
Source: eOrthopod
I had a total hip replacement last year. The first few days after the operation were very painful. I don't like using drugs. Is there any other way... Read more »
My sister just had a total hip replacement.
Source: eOrthopod
My sister just had a total hip replacement. She's in an awful lot of pain but doesn't want to take the pain meds. She's afraid she'll get addicted.... Read more »
Medicinal Prevention of Heterotopic Ossification after Total Hip Replacement Surgery
Source: eOrthopod
Hip surgery, especially hip joint replacement, is a common operation around the world. Any trauma to the hip can cause bits of bone to form within... Read more »
Two months ago I had a total hip replacement.
Source: eOrthopod
Two months ago I had a total hip replacement. I wasn't prepared for how painful it was afterwards -- worse than my arthritis. Now I'm glad I had it... Read more »
Preventing Pelvic Clots after Total Hip Replacement
Source: eOrthopod
Doctors agree that patients having a total hip replacement (THR) are at risk for blood clots. But what's the best way to prevent blood clots from... Read more »
I have a brand new ceramic hip replacement and it squeaks when I walk.
Source: eOrthopod
I have a brand new ceramic hip replacement and it squeaks when I walk. What in the world causes this? Will it go away?Total hip replacements come in... Read more »
Preventing Blood Clots Before and During Total Hip Replacement All That's Needed
Source: eOrthopod
Back in the 1970s blood clots after total hip replacement (THR) were a major problem. Up to eight percent of the patients operated on were affected.... Read more »
Controlling Pain After a Total Hip Replacement
Source: eOrthopod
Patients are surprised after a total hip replacement by how much it can hurt those first few days. They do okay while sitting or resting, but once... Read more »
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