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This article discusses hip replacement in humans. For additional information on hip replacement in animals, specifically dogs, please see Hip replacement (animal) In this X-ray, the patient’s right hip (on the left in the photograph) has been replaced, with the “ball” of this ball-and-socket joint replaced by a metal head that is set in the thighbone or femur and the socket replaced by a white plastic cup (clear in this X-ray). Hip replacement is a medical procedure in which th ...
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Joint Replacement
... Surgery is the last line of treatment; reserved for when all other modes of treatment -- including physical therapy and medications -- have failed to produce desired results. That being said, joint re...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Hip Replacement in the Elderly: Are You Ever Too Old? ... OverviewOctogenarians are one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. population today. At the age of 75, a person in reasonably good health can expect to live another 10 to 12 years. Osteoarthrit...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Questions and Answers about Hip Replacement ... Hip replacement, or arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure in which the diseased parts of the hip joint are removed and replaced with new, artificial parts. These artificial parts are called the prosth...
Source: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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