Hip Replacement (Hip Arthroplasty)
Why Choose HSS for your Hip Replacement?
The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint made up of the top of the thigh bone or femur (ball) and the acetabulum (socket) in the pelvis. The ends of the bone, as with all joints, are covered with a smooth, cushioning layer called articular cartilage. The articular cartilage is what allows the bones to glide smoothly. When arthritis wears this cartilage down to bare bone, the results can range from minor stiffness (and sometimes a clicking or catching sensation) to persistent pain and limited range of motion. Videos:
When symptoms progress to limiting pain - particularly night pain that interrupts sleep - and stiffness that cannot be controlled with anti-inflammatory medications, as well as difficulty engaging in everyday activities, a hip replacement should be considered to ease pain and restore functionality.  Expand Description |
While hip replacements are most often performed to provide relief for severe arthritic conditions, the surgery is also performed for other problems like hip fractures. Many people with hip problems are seeking hip replacement procedures at a younger age to keep pace with their active lifestyles; as a result, implant designs and surgical technologies are being refined and updated more rapidly than ever before. Hospital for Special Surgery continues to contribute to this progress with significant research programs and clinical trials currently underway at the Hospital. In recent years, minimally invasive hip replacement surgery has become a safe, effective, improved technique. This procedure - pioneered at Hospital for Special Surgery - reduces the size of the incision while minimizing trauma, reducing length of hospital stay, and limiting adverse reactions to anesthesia. A regional, localized application of anesthesia is most often employed with this technique, and the Department of Anesthesiology at Hospital for Special Surgery is the premier Department in the world for the practice of regional anesthesia for orthopedics. Likewise, the Hip and Knee Service at Hospital for Special Surgery is a world-renowned team of orthopaedic surgeons, nurses, and physiotherapists dedicated to the treatment of adult patients with disorders of the hip and knee, with a focus on hip and knee replacement procedures. To learn more about hip replacement, access the articles, audio clips, and video programs listed below. Minimize Description |
Overview
Treatments
- Dr. Thomas Sculco Discusses Hip Replacement Surgery
- Hip Resurfacing: An Overview
- Surgery in the Patient with Inflammatory Arthritis
- Arthritis of the Hip - Total Hip Replacement (Arthroplasty) and Other Treatments at HSS
- Minimally Invasive Surgery for Joint Replacement (Arthroplasty) - A Perspective for Patients
- Senior Golf and the Effects of Aging
- "All About Anesthesiology" FAQs
- Osteoarthritis of the Hip
- Hip Implants
Generally Recommended Diet Before Surgery
Prevention
Rehabilitation
HSS Support Program Summaries
Research
Clinical Trials
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Prevention in Total Hip Replacement: Continuous Enhanced Circulation Therapy (CECT) Versus Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH)
- Incidence and Severity of Nausea after Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis
- Evaluation of migration of a cementless, flat, tapered femoral component using RSA
- The Genetic Factor: Identifying Patients at High Risk for Developing Pulmonary Embolism (PE) After Orthopedic Surgery (Upper Extremity, Spine, THR, TKR) Using A Molecular Screening Test
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Treating Physicians:
- Michael M. Alexiades, MD
- Friedrich Boettner, MD
- Mathias P. Bostrom, MD
- Robert L. Buly, MD
- Charles N. Cornell, MD
- Mark P. Figgie, MD
- Alejandro Gonzalez Della Valle, MD
- Steven B. Haas, MD
- David J. Mayman, MD
- Bryan J. Nestor, MD
- Douglas E. Padgett, MD
- Michael L. Parks, MD
- Paul M. Pellicci, MD
- Amar S. Ranawat, MD
- Chitranjan S. Ranawat, MD
- Eduardo A. Salvati, MD
- Thomas P. Sculco, MD
- Edwin P. Su, MD
- Geoffrey H. Westrich, MD
- Philip D. Wilson, Jr., MD
- Russell E. Windsor, MD, PC
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