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  2. Hip replacement - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of orthopedic implants - Wikipedia

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    Total Hip Replacement: Lubinus SP II Austin Moore Bipolar Thompson Exeter Accolade Hip hemiarthroplasty: Hip resurfacing: Birmingham Total Knee Replacement: Gemini Endo-Model Sigma Attune Triathlon Scorpio Journey Legion Genesis II Vanguard VanguardXP NexGen Persona Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: Sled Oxford Shoulder/Elbow/Ankle ...

  4. Joint replacement - Wikipedia

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    In recent decades, the most successful and common form of arthroplasty is the surgical replacement of a joint or joint surface with a prosthesis. For example, a hip joint that is affected by osteoarthritis may be replaced entirely ( total hip arthroplasty) with a prosthetic hip.

  5. Hip resurfacing - Wikipedia

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    The potential advantages of hip resurfacing compared to THR include less bone removal (bone preservation), a reduced chance of hip dislocation due to a relatively larger femoral head size (given that the person has an anatomically correct femoral head size), and easier revision surgery for any subsequent revision to a THR device because a ...

  6. Arthroplasty - Wikipedia

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    [medical citation needed] For example, a hip joint that is affected by osteoarthritis may be replaced entirely (total hip arthroplasty) with a prosthetic hip. This would involve replacing both the acetabulum (hip socket) and the head and neck of the femur. The purpose of this procedure is to relieve pain, to restore range of motion and to ...

  7. How common is double hip replacement surgery? - AOL

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    As Verywell Health explains, a hip replacement can be either total (in which a portion of the pelvis and the head of the thigh bone are removed by an orthopedic surgeon and replaced with implants ...