title: Primary total hip replacement.
abstract: Primary hip replacement requires careful patient selection, a knowledge of available prostheses, thorough pre-operative planning, familiarity with surgical exposures and sufficient manual dexterity to carry out the procedure. The aim of hip replacement is to restore the biomechanics of the diseased joint as closely as is practical. Failure to observe these principals results in premature failure of the joint replacement.
authors.affiliation: BUPA Glen Hospital, Redland Hill, Durdham Down, Bristol, BS6 6UT.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bannister
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D005270:Femur Head / Q000601:surgery; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome