title: Put your right hip in, put your right hip out.
abstract: Hip replacement is one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States. Among the multiple reasons that joints degenerate, arthritis leads as a cause of hip pain and failure. Currently, most artificial joints wear out after 10 to 20 years, potentially necessitating another surgery. Total hip arthroplasty (or total hip replacement) involves replacing the femoral neck and femoral head. Devices are held in place using either cement, cementless, or hybrid procedures. Although it occurs in fewer than 1% of procedures, infection can be devastating and lead to the need for multiple surgeries. Today, several options are available when hip replacement is needed. Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) employs the same procedures and materials used in conventional hip surgery but results in less soft-tissue dissection. MIS anterior-hip arthroplasty is a variant of MIS that shortens recovery time. Hip resurfacing spares the femoral head and is generally viewed as a more complicated procedure that may be more appropriate for younger, more active patients. Computed-assisted surgery may allow better positioning of the acetabular component of the prosthesis. Two developing issues related to devices used for hip replacement are device recall and device registries.
authors: National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors: Jeannette Y
authors: JY
authors: Wick
authors: Guido R
authors: GR
authors: Zanni
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D057052:Medical Device Recalls; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012042:Registries