Total Hip Replacement
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Total Hip Replacement Introduction
Total hip replacement (THR) is an excellent treatment option for people with late-stage degenerative hip disease. THR is one of the most successful and common surgical procedures in orthopedic surgery. In addition to marked reduction in pain and improvement in sleep, most people regain range of motion, physical ability, and quality of life.
- The hip joint is composed of a ball and socket, with the surface of each covered by cartilage.
- A number of conditions and diseases can cause the cartilage surfaces to degenerate, which in turn leads to pain, stiffness, and disability.
- Doctors replace both the ball (femoral head) and socket (acetabulum) during total hip replacement surgery.
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Osteoarthritis Overview
Osteoarthritis is not a single disease but rather the end result of a variety of disorders leading to the structural or functional failure of 1 or more of your joints. Osteoarthritis involves the entire joint including the nearby muscles, underlying bone, ligaments, joint lining (synovium), and the joint cover (capsule).
- Osteoarthritis also involves an advancing loss of cartilage. The cartilage tries to repair itself, the bone remodels, the underlying (subchondral) bone hardens, and bone cyst form. This process has several phases.
- The stationary phase of disease progression in osteoarthritis involves the formation of osteophytes or joint space narrowing.
- Osteoarthritis progresses further with obliteration of the joint space.
- The appearance of subchondral cysts (cysts in the bone underneath the cartilage) indicates the erosive phase ...
- The stationary phase of disease progression in osteoarthritis involves the formation of osteophytes or joint space narrowing.
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Total joint replacement, or arthroplasty, represents a significant advance in the treatment of painful and disabling joint pathologies.
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