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Hip replacement is the most successful, cheapest and safest form of replacement surgery. The first artificial hips were inserted in the 1930s, made of steel or chrome. They were better than arthritis but had a number of drawbacks. The main problem being that the articulating surfaces could not be lubricated by the body, leading to wear and loosening and hence the need to replace the joint again (known as revision operations). ...
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Reclaiming Lost Mobility Through Joint Replacement
Surgery
... What is arthritis? Arthritis is a general term that describes inflammation in joints. Inflammation is the protective response of the tissues of the body to irritation or injury. Arthritis results from...
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Hip Surgery and Delirium
... My 78-year-old dad is considering hip replacement. I am concerned that general anesthesia might cause his mental state to deteriorate. My mother was never the same after surgery. She had hallucination...
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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...
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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...
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- 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...
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