title: Total hip arthroplasty: an editiorial comment.
abstract: Total hip arthroplasty has become an accepted method of management of severe painful problems of the hip. It has undergone some dramatic changes, the major thrust now being to more nearly match the mechanical characteristics of the implant to the bone and cartilage they replace.
mesh_terms: D001178:Arthroplasty; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011474:Prosthesis Design
chemical_list: D008768:Methylmethacrylates