The body is an amazing machine, but it can break down due to injury and overuse. Thanks to advancements in medical materials and surgical techniques, joint replacement surgeries are now being done in greater numbers than ever before. The most common full joint replacement surgeries are done on the knee, hip, and shoulder. And with…
Hip Replacement Surgery
What is the difference between arthroplasty and joint replacement surgery?
As joints deteriorate, they can cause patients to feel pain and make it nearly unbearable to proceed with everyday tasks. It can be your shoulder that is affecting your sleeping or driving, or your knee or hip joints that are slowing you down. Yet, “replacement” can seem like a scary word to most people considering…
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Hip Replacement Surgery
The hip joint is one the largest joints of the body that serves in the movement of the thigh, forward and backward. The hip joint also rotates when sitting, and with changes of direction while walking. The joint of the hip is where the ball of the thigh (femur) joins the pelvis at a socket…
Filed Under: Hip Replacement
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