Hip replacement surgery is a cutting-edge procedure that helps individuals regain mobility that has been limited due to chronic hip pain. It includes replacing the damaged portion of the hip joint with a new, working prosthesis. After a hip replacement is the recovery period. During this time, hip replacement patients should follow their orthopedic surgeon’s…
Hip Replacement
How to Know if You’re a Good Candidate for Hip Replacement Surgery
Hip replacement surgery or hip arthroscopy is a highly effective surgical treatment of hip pain and immobility. In hip replacement surgery, a disease or injured hip joint is removed and replaced with an artificial hip joint. If you have been experiencing hip pain and loss of mobility, you may be wondering if you are a…
Procedures Performed in Hip Reconstruction
Hip pain is a common concern for our more mature patients, but it can also affect younger patients of any age. Hip pain and discomfort can often get in the way of living our lives, cutting into our ability to walk comfortably and get around from place to place. If you’re struggling with hip pain,…
Is Hip Reconstruction and Hip Replacement the Same?
Fractures, complex injuries, developmental conditions, or degenerative conditions like arthritis can cause damage to the bones, ligaments, and other tissues in your hip joint, often causing pain and making your movements difficult. Fortunately, you don’t have to live with pain since many treatment options are available for joint pain, such as surgical and nonsurgical. Surgical…
Types of Hip Replacements
When your hip pain does not go away with medications, injection therapy, or physical therapy, then your orthopedic doctor may recommend that you have a hip replacement. We think of the hip as a very large joint, but the joint portion is actually smaller than the knee joint – it comprises the socket in the…