Hip replacement can also be done with one or two smaller incisions.
Arthritis hip replacement surgery.
Hip pain and stiffness can make walking and other everyday activities a challenge.
This is called minimally invasive surgery.
Read on to learn about the available treatment options for hip arthritis.
Hip replacement surgery is a good option for a lot of people but it shouldn t be your first option.
Sometimes it is also recommended for younger patients with a severely fractured or improperly growing hip complications of rheumatoid arthritis or other conditions.
In traditional hip replacement surgery the doctor makes a 15 to 25 centimetre cut incision on the side or the back of your hip.
Total hip replacement dramatically reduces pain and improves function in most people with severe joint damage from osteoarthritis rheumatoid arthritis and other causes.
Continue to manage your joint pain and other symptoms with other treatments.
The most common reason for having a hip replacement is osteoarthritis.
Don t have your hip replaced.
This decision tool is for people considering hip replacement surgery.
If this happens your healthcare provider may recommend hip replacement surgery.
Some muscles and other soft tissues such as ligaments are cut so the doctor can get to the hip joint.
Hip replacement surgery is a procedure in which a doctor surgically removes a painful hip joint with arthritis and replaces it with an artificial joint often made from metal and plastic components.
Hip replacement surgery is used primarily to treat osteoarthritis in patients over 55 years of age.
If you are considering other types of surgery for your arthritis talk to your doctor.