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A Patient's Guide to Artificial Hip Replacement popular

Location: http://www.orthogate.org/patient-education/hip/artificial-joint-replacement-of-the-hip.html

A painful hip can severely affect your ability to lead a full active life. Over the last twenty five years, major advancements in hip replacement have improved the outcome of the surgery greatly. This Patient's Guide discusses the Anatomy, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment regarding an artificial hip. Highly Reputable
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Arthritis of the Hip Joint - Table of Contents

Location: http://www.hipsandknees.com/hip/contents.htm

Everything a patient with hip arthritis or avascular necrosis needs to know about the nature of the disease, including surgical and non-surgical treatment options, total hip replacement, the pros and cons, complications of treatment, the implant design ma
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Aseptic Loosening

Location: http://www.thehipclinic.co.uk/AsepticLoosening.aspx

This process occurs when tiny particles are generated at the bearing couple of a joint replacement. Since most joint replacements use polyethylene (a type of plastic) as one of the bearing surfaces, and since this is usually the softer material, most of the tiny particles will be polyethylene. The ones... Expert
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Hip Replacement

Location: http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Fi-La/Hip-Replacement.html

Definition Hip replacement is a procedure in which the surgeon removes damaged or diseased parts of the patient's hip joint and replaces them with new artificial parts. The operation itself is called hip arthroplasty. Arthroplasty comes from two Greek words, arthros or joint and plassein, "to form or shape." It is... Expert
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Hip Resurfacing

Location: http://www.thehipclinic.co.uk/resurfacing.aspx

Hip Resurfacing Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) restores the hip to near the patients original anatomy, avoiding some of the problems of THR e.g. leg lengthening and dislocation. Patients who have had a THR on one side and a BHR on the other report that the BHR feels stronger and...
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Hip Revision

Location: http://www.thehipclinic.co.uk/revision.aspx

Hip Revision Unfortunately, not all conventional Total Hip Relacements (THR's) continue to work indefinitely. Infection, dislocation,leg length changes and loosening are all reasons why patients may need to have the THR redone (revised). Expert
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Hip Revision Surgery

Location: http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Fi-La/Hip-Revision-Surgery.html

Definition Hip revision surgery, which is also known as revision total hip arthroplasty, is a procedure in which the surgeon removes a previously implanted artificial hip joint, or prosthesis, and replaces it with a new prosthesis. Hip revision surgery may also involve the use of bone grafts. The bone graft may... Expert
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hipreplacement.co.uk

Location: http://www.hipreplacement.co.uk

A site giving detailed information for the patient on the indicatons for hip replacments surgery, the alternatives and what to expect before, during and after an operation. Uncertain
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Minimal Incision Hip Replacement

Location: http://www.thehipclinic.co.uk/mihr.aspx

It is now possible in the majority of older patients to perform Total Hip Replacement through an incision approximately 3 inches in length. Patients who have unusual anatomy or fixed contractures may not be suitable. At the end of the day, it is more important that the components used are... Expert
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Surface Hippy

Location: http://www.surfacehippy.info

Surface Hippy is a Patient to Patient Guide to Hip Resurfacing. A large selection of articles, medical studies, doctors and personal stories about hip resurfacing are available. Patient Provider
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TheHipDoc Orthopedic Resource Center

Location: http://www.thehipdoc.com

Educational Website Devoted to Educating Patients About Hip Disease, Hip Injury, Total Hip Replacement Surgery, and Revision Hip Surgery
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THR Myths Facts and Fictions

Location: http://www.thehipclinic.co.uk/thrfacts.htm

Fiction: Hip replacement is easy. Even registrars (residents) can do them without supervision. Fact: Most hip replacements are easy. In elderly patients minor errors of technique will be tolerated quite well as long as hip stability is enough to prevent dislocation. It is when the pathology is even a... Expert
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Total Hip Replaacement

Location: http://www.canorth.org/en/patienteducation/hipreplacement.asp

The most common disorder to affect the hips is osteoarthritis (OA), which erodes cartilage and exposes the bone beneath.. Advanced cases of hip OA require surgery. Other diseases that can badly damage the hip joint include: Inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, which actively corrodes cartilage and bone, and osteonecrosis, where... Highly Reputable
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Total Hip Replacement

Location: http://www.thehipclinic.co.uk/thr.aspx

UK Hip Surgeon, Dr Bloomfield What do you need to know about Total Hip Replacement? (THR). Like anything else in life, look at history, because it tends to repeat itself and you may avoid making the same mistakes as others. -The Runnymede Hospital, Chertsey. -Princess Margaret Hospital, Windsor. -Woking Nuffield Hospital. Hip Clinic... Expert
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