Artificial hip replacement

Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant. Hip replacement surgery can be performed as a total replacement or a hemi (half) replacement. This can relieve pain, help hip joint work better, and improve walking and other movements. Now, hip replacement surgery is performed over 300,000 times each year in the U.S. to repair severe hip damage and has a very high success rate, and can offer an incredible quality of life improvement to some patients. During the surgery there are several different incisions, defined by their relation to the gluteus medius. The approaches are posterior, lateral, antero-lateral, anterior and greater trochanter osteotomy. Risks and complications in hip replacement are similar to those associated with all joint replacements. They can include dislocation, loosening, impingement, infection, osteolysis, metal sensitivity, nerve palsy, pain and death.