Hips
Hip Osteoarthritis
Hip osteoarthritis is a common, age-related condition where cartilage wear causes pain and stiffness. Staying active, strengthening the surrounding muscles, physiotherapy, and weight management can help ease symptoms, though surgery may be needed in advanced cases.
Total Replacement
Total Hip Replacement
Total hip replacement is an excellent operation for treating the pain of hip arthritis. It is one of the best treatments in all of medicine in terms of restoring quality of life to patients struggling with hip arthritis, and has been described as “ the operation of the century”. Patient satisfaction with hip replacement surgery approaches 95% at one year.
Total hip replacement involves removing the ball part of the hip joint and replacing both the ball and the socket with metal (stainless steel), ceramic and plastic (highly crosslinked polyethylene) implants. It can be performed manually, or can be planned and delivered with the aid of robotic assisted (Mako) surgery. Using robotic assistance reduces the risk of the mechanical complications that can occur at hip replacement surgery such as leg length differences and hip joint dislocation. Modern hip replacements have excellent long term survival with the majority lasting greater than 25 years.