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Featured Article
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...
More information on "Recovery"
New hip replacement surgery speeds recovery
A doctor in Indiana says a new hip replacement surgery now available in that state is speeding recovery for patients. Anterior hip replacement allows... Read more »
Preconditioning Appears to Play Significant Role in Recovery from Hip Replacement
Source: eOrthopod
Although hip arthroplasties, or replacements, have been done for quite a while now, doctors and researchers are still debating the best ways to do... Read more »
Walking as a Sign of Recovery After Total Hip Replacement
Source: eOrthopod
Besides reducing hip pain, many patients hope to walk better after a total hip replacement (THR). We know that overall function is closely linked to... Read more »
Does Minimally Invasive Surgery Speed Up Recovery after Total Hip Replacement?
Source: eOrthopod
Smaller incisions for total hip surgery are the latest trend in orthopedics. This is called minimally invasive arthroplasty (MIA). But some doctors... Read more »
Faster Recovery After Total Hip Replacement Based on Type of Incision
Source: eOrthopod
Orthopedic surgeons at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota compared speed of recovery in hip replacement patients. They used two different... Read more »
Special Gel Speeds Up Recovery in Cementless Hip Replacements
Source: eOrthopod
There's one good way to find out if something new is working. Try it on a group of people and compare it to a second group who didn't get the same... Read more »
Melt-downs, Fall-Aparts, and Other Unique Recipes
By Pattye Snyder, Health Expert
I love to cook and have at least a kazillion recipes that I use often although I live alone (well, not really—I have my dog Mandy). I thoroughly... Read more »
Lists for Living and Somedays
By Pattye Snyder, Health Expert
About a year ago, a friend hopped up on the treadmill beside me at the gym. When I said “Hey, haven’t seen you for awhile,” she replied,... Read more »
My father complains about hip pain all the time but refuses to have a hip replacement.
Source: eOrthopod
My father complains about hip pain all the time but refuses to have a hip replacement. His wife (my stepmother) keeps pushing him to get it done. Is... Read more »
I have a few friends who have had hip replacements without any of the restrictions I had when I got my new hip.
Source: eOrthopod
I have a few friends who have had hip replacements without any of the restrictions I had when I got my new hip. They drive in the first month. They... Read more »
Optimal Approach for Total Hip Replacement
Source: eOrthopod
Patients and surgeons alike are interested in a painless and speedy recovery after a total hip replacement (THR). Can it be done? Well, it hasn't... Read more »
I'm going to have one of those new fangled mini-hip replacements.
Source: eOrthopod
I'm going to have one of those new fangled mini-hip replacements. I'm supposed to be in and out on the same day. What should I figure on for recovery... Read more »
I'm 59-years old. I've had one total hip replacement on the right.
Source: eOrthopod
I'm 59-years old. I've had one total hip replacement on the right. Now I'm looking at a joint resurfacing procedure for the left. I understand this... Read more »
What's more important in the success of a hip replacement: age or attitude?
Source: eOrthopod
What's more important in the success of a hip replacement: age or attitude?Good question. At least one study shows that motivated patients can have a... Read more »
My mother is going to have hip replacement surgery soon.
Source: eOrthopod
My mother is going to have hip replacement surgery soon. Is there anything she can do to prepare for it to make for an easier recovery?Research is... Read more »
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