Total hip replacement is a common procedure that involves removal of the head of the femur and replacement of the ball and socket mechanism of the hip with artificial implants.
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In this new approach doctors access the femur through a small incision in the front of the hip joint eliminating the need to cut muscles and.
The technique first introduced a few years ago and growing in popularity involves doctors performing an anterior hip replacement which is less invasive than a traditional posterior replacement.
This is typically carried out on people between the ages of 60 and 80.
As the population ages this procedure is expected to increase in frequency over the next decade.
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1 2015 a new study provides information on the trajectories of prescription drug use before and after hip replacement surgery total hip arthroplasty tha one of the most common.
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Most patients have a total hip replacement thr where a damaged hip joint is completely replaced with an artificial one.
The superpath hip replacement is a new technique using superior capsulotomy that allows for implantation of the total hip components under direct vision through a single incision.