What is Hip Replacement?

What is Hip Replacement?

• Hip Replacement: The replacement of a hip with an synthetic joint.
• Hip Replacement: Replacement of the hip joint.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Hip Replacement: surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Hip Replacement: Introduction

Types of Hip Replacement:

Broader types of Hip Replacement:

• Rheumatic conditions
• Hip conditions
• more types...»

How many people get Hip Replacement?

Incidence (annual) of Hip Replacement: 120,000 annually (NIAMS); 120,000 annual hip replacement operations in the USA.
Incidence Rate of Hip Replacement: approx 1 in 2,266 or 0.04% or 120,000 people in USA [about data]

How serious is Hip Replacement?

Complications of Hip Replacement: see complications of Hip Replacement

What causes Hip Replacement?

Causes of Hip Replacement: see causes of Hip Replacement
Risk factors for Hip Replacement: see risk factors for Hip Replacement

What are the symptoms of Hip Replacement?

Symptoms of Hip Replacement: see symptoms of Hip Replacement

Complications of Hip Replacement: see complications of Hip Replacement

Hip Replacement: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Hip Replacement.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Hip Replacement.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Hip Replacement: see treatments for Hip Replacement
Research for Hip Replacement: see research for Hip Replacement

Organs Affected by Hip Replacement:

Organs and body systems related to Hip Replacement include:

• Hip

Name and Aliases of Hip Replacement

Main name of condition: Hip Replacement

artificial hip, arthroplasty

THR Source - Diseases Database

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Hip Replacement:

• Hip prosthesis
• THR
• THA
• Heterotopic ossification
• Particle disease
• Periprosthetic lucency
• Aggressive granulomatosis
• Hemiarthroplasty
• Acetabulum
• Methylmethacrylate
• Metal-on-metal articulation
• Metal-on-metal arthroplasty
• Cemented component
• Cementless component
• Joint aspiration

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