Total Hip Replacement, also known as Total Hip Athroplasties, was
first performed in the 1960's. It's considered one of the most successful
operations in all of medicine. Over 300,000 Total hip replacements are
performed each year in the United States. The Hip joint is one of the
largest joints in the body. It is called a ball and socket joint: the ball
is the top of the femoral head. The socket is part of the pelvis bone
called the acetabulum. The bone surface is covered with a cartilage that
is called articular. This is smooth tissue that makes a cushion for the
bone and allows bones to move easily. There is also a thin liquid that
lubricates the joints which is secreted from the synovial membrane. The
purpose of this paper is to give an- in -depth description of the anterior
Total Hip Replacement approach, some of the causes of Total hip
replacement, some of the functional changes that can occur in response to
injury, what test they need to perform in order to diagnose tha, how the
doctors can treat this, and the relevance Total Hip replacement takes in
Total Hip Replacement consists of surgery to replace ends of bones
in a damaged joint, to create new joint surfaces. Total hip will replace
the proximal end of femur bone with a metal bone and a metal ball, and
resurfaces the hip socket in the pelvic bone with a metal shell and plastic
liner. In a step by step process the surgery will replace damaged cartilage
with new joint material. Some doctors may choose to replace joint with
cement, and some may choose to do it without cement. The cemented joints
are attached to bone. This then acts as glue, and attaches the artificial
There are some new material trends that are becoming more popular.
There are some ways to make the implants more durable and safer. The first
material is metal on plastic, this is most commonly used today .Doctors use
a metal femoral head that moves withi...