Hip replacement surgery is a surgical procedure in which a damaged hip joint is replaced with an artificial joint. It is typically used to relieve pain and improve mobility in patients with severe hip joint damage caused by arthritis, injury, or other conditions. The surgery involves removing the damaged joint and replacing
Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis. Hip replacement surgery can be performed as a total replacement or a hemi/semi(half) replacement. Such joint replacement orthopaedic surgery is generally conducted to relieve arthritis pain or in some hip fractures. A total hip replacement consists of replacing both the acetabulum and the femoral head while hemiarthroplasty generally only replaces the femoral head. Hip replacement is one of the most common orthopaedic operations. Patient satisfaction varies widely between different techniques and implants. Approximately 58% of total hip replacements are estimated to last 25 years. The average cost of a total hip replacement in 2012 was $40,364 in the United States, and in the range of €7,117 to €11,091 in most European countries.