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• The hip joint is the largest ball-and-socket
  synovial joint in our body and also one of the
  largest weight-bearing joints of the body. This
  ball-and-socket joint helps you move your legs
  during everyday activities such as walking and
  climbing up and down the stairs. The hip joint
  consists of two main parts Femoral head and
  Acetabulum.

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• Femoral Head
• It is the ball of the joint or the ball-shaped
  piece of bone at the top of the femur.
• It is almost spherical in shape and surrounded by
  articular cartilage all around. The femoral head
  size may range from 40 to 60 mm in diameter and
  varies with body mass. The thickness of the
  articular cartilage is about 4 mm superiorly and
  tapers to 3 mm at the periphery.
• Acetabulum
• Acetabulum is a socket (concave depression) on
  the lower side of the pelvis where the femoral
  head fits into the acetabulum to form the hip
  joint. The ball is connected to the socket with
  bands of tissue called ligaments, which help in
  stabilizing the hip.
• The femur is the longest and heaviest bone in the
  human body. It consists of a Proximal end, Shaft,
  Distal end. The socket of the hip joint called
  acetabulum is formed from parts of the ilium,
  ischium, and pubis.

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• Underlying Causes of Hip Joint Pain
• Hip joint pain is sore and most common in
  middle-aged women, however, the younger people
  are no exception to it and are equally affected
  these days. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid
  arthritis are among the most common causes of hip
  pain, especially in older adults aged 55 and
  above.
• What is Osteoarthritis?
• Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common chronic
  (long-lasting) joint condition that affects your
  joints. It is one of the most common forms of
  arthritis that causes the joints to become
  painful and stiff and can affect your ability to
  walk. Also called as a degenerative joint
  disease, degenerative arthritis, and
  wear-and-tear arthritis, OA occurs most often in
  older people. It can occur in adults of any age
  as well.

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• Causes
• The root cause of OA stems from the wearing down
  of cartilage. Age is also one of the main causes
  of the joint damage and women are more likely to
  develop Osteoarthritis.
• Torn cartilage
• Dislocated joints
• Ligament injuries

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• What is Hip Replacement Surgery?
• Hip replacement surgery is a procedure in which a
  doctor surgically removes a painful hip joint
  with arthritis and replaces it with an artificial
  joint often made from metal and plastic
  components. It is usually done when all other
  treatment options have failed to provide adequate
  pain relief. The procedure should relieve a
  painful hip joint, making walking easier.
• The doctor removes the ball portion of the joint
  by cutting the thigh bone with a saw. Then an
  artificial joint is attached to the thigh bone
  using either cement or a special material that
  allows the remaining bone to attach to the new
  joint.

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• Possible Complications of Hip Replacement Surgery
• Like any other major surgery, hip replacement has
  its own set of complications some of which may be
  life-threatening too. Though the risk of
  complications is low, here are the possible
  complications that a patient might experience
  after surgery.
• However, with the advanced technology now
  available, a dual mobility socket is used to
  manage total hip Arthroplasty instability. Hip
  implant with dual mobility is considered a
  high-performance hip replacement implantation
  done so far.

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• Contact us
• Dr. KIRTHI PALADUGU
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon,
• Srikara Hospitals,222 223,
• Mythri Nagar, Phase-II, Madinaguda
• Miyapur, Hyderabad-500 049.
• www.navigationjointsurgeon.com