title: Hip replacement in the athlete: is there a role?
abstract: Sport and total hip arthroplasty (THA) have been regarded by many as being mutually exclusive. The primary indication for hip arthroplasty has always been pain. With advances in the technology surrounding hip replacement surgery and increasing patient expectations of what THA can offer, there is a growing demand for hip replacement with the aim of returning to sporting activity. The aim of this review article is to report the advances in hip replacement surgery that aim to make the procedure more suitable for the sporting individual and to summarise the literature on the subject of returning to sports after THA.
authors.affiliation: Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 5DW, UK. mattwilson@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Villar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D056352:Athletes; D054874:Athletic Performance; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology; D013314:Stress, Mechanical