Hip Joint Replacement
Alternate Names : Hip Arthroplasty, Hip Hemiarthroplasty, Total Hip Replacement
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Hip Joint Replacement: Indications
Hip joint replacement is primarily done in people age 60 and older. The operation is usually not recommended for younger people because of the strain they can put on the artificial hip, causing it to fail prematurely.
The reasons for replacing the hip joint include:
- Severe pain from arthritis in the hip that limits an individuals' ability to do the things they want to do
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Fractures in the elderly of the neck of the femur (usually requires a hemi-arthroplasty)
- Hip joint tumors
This surgery is usually not recommended for:
- Very young patients
- Current hip infection
- People with poor skin coverage around the hip
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Paralyzed quadriceps muscles
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Nerve disease affecting the hip
- Patients with severely limiting mental dysfunction
- Serious physical disease (terminal disease, such as metastatic cancer)
- Extreme obesity (weight over 300 pounds)
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