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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.

  3. Implant failure - Wikipedia

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    Implant failure. Implant failure refers to the failure of any medical implant to meet the claims of its manufacturer or the health care provider involved in its installation. Implant failure can have any number of causes. The rates of failure vary for different implants. The monitoring of the safety of implants is conducted within the context ...

  4. Prosthetic joint infection - Wikipedia

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    Medication. Antibiotics. Frequency. Approximately 2% of hip and knee replacements. Prosthetic joint infection (PJI), also known as peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI), is an acute, sub-acute or chronic infection of a prosthetic joint. It may occur in the period after the joint replacement or many years later.

  5. Arthroplasty - Wikipedia

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    acetabular dysplasia (shallow hip socket) frozen shoulder, loose shoulder; traumatized and malaligned joint; joint stiffness; Complications. Blot clots or deep vein thrombosis; Infection; Bleeding; Periprosthetic fracture; Loosening; Mechanical wear; Failure; See also. Rheumasurgery; Hip replacement; Knee replacement; Wrist osteoarthritis ...

  6. 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.

  7. Dynamic hip screw - Wikipedia

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    Dynamic hip screw (DHS) or Sliding Screw Fixation is a type of orthopaedic implant designed for fixation of certain types of hip fractures which allows controlled dynamic sliding of the femoral head component along the construct.

  8. Hip fracture - Wikipedia

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    Frequency. ~15% of women at some point [1] A hip fracture is a break that occurs in the upper part of the femur (thigh bone), at the femoral neck or (rarely) the femoral head. [2] Symptoms may include pain around the hip, particularly with movement, and shortening of the leg. [2] Usually the person cannot walk.

  9. Prosthesis - Wikipedia

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    A prosthesis is a functional replacement for an amputated or congenitally malformed or missing limb. Prosthetists are responsible for the prescription, design, and management of a prosthetic device. In most cases, the prosthetist begins by taking a plaster cast of the patient's affected limb.

  10. Protrusio acetabuli - Wikipedia

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    They may be familial. Secondary protrusio acetabuli' s causes include femoral head prosthesis, cup arthroplasty, septic arthritis, central fracture dislocation, or total hip replacement surgery. Protrusio acetabuli may also be thought of as unilateral or bilateral.

  11. Implant (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Implant (medicine) Orthopedic implants to repair fractures to the radius and ulna. Note the visible break in the ulna. (right forearm) A coronary stent — in this case a drug-eluting stent — is another common item implanted in humans. An implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing biological structure, support a damaged ...