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- $Title{How Can They Replace the Hip Joint?}
- $Subject{hip replacement surgery musculoskeletal joint total arthroplasty femur
- thigh bone pelvic acetabulum hips joints femurs thighs pelvis replacements}
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- Anatomy of the Hip*0004401.scf
- Osteoarthritis of the Hip*0004402.scf
- Cemented Metal Hip Replacement*0004403.scf
- Noncemented Porous Hip Replacement*0004404.scf}
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- How Can They Replace the Hip Joint?
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- QUESTION: Getting about is more and more difficult because of a bad hip, and
- now I am considering having the operation. I don't understand what they will
- do, or how they can replace the whole joint. Can you explain, and do you
- think it is a good idea for me to have the surgery?
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- ANSWER: The operation is called "total hip arthroplasty" and may be the path
- by which you will regain your ability to get about with ease and, more
- important, without pain. The hip is a joint that joins the femur (thigh bone)
- to the pelvic bone. The head of the femur fits into a dish shaped cavity in
- the pelvis called the acetabulum. The operation consists in fitting a new
- metal head to the femur, held in place with cement. A new socket, made of
- plastic with a metal backing, is inserted into the acetabulum and held with
- screws, until bone can grow through the porous metal backing. Obviously this
- is a major surgical procedure, and one that only you can make a decision about
- with the advice of your own surgeon.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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