Go for painless Hip Replacement Surgery!!!

Hip Replacement or arthroplasty is a surgical procedure in which the diseased parts of the hip joint are removed and replaced with new artificial parts. These artificial parts are called the prosthesis. The goals of hip replacement surgery include increasing mobility, improving the function of the hip joint and relieving pain.

In the past; doctors reserved hip replacement surgery primarily for people over 60 years of age. The thinking was that older people are typically less active and put less stress on the artificial hip than do younger people. But because of increased incidence of hip diseases requiring replacement in younger age group and availability of better technology & prosthesis, hip replacements surgery is very successful in younger people as well. New technology has improved the artificial parts, allowing them to withstand more stress and strain and last longer. Today, a person’s overall health and activity level are more important than age in predicting a hip replacement success. People who have hip replacements surgery, the procedure results in:

• a decrease in pain
• increased mobility
• improvements in activities of daily living
• improved quality of life

Patients commonly undergo THR after non-operative treatments (such as activity modifications, medications for pain) have failed to provide relief from arthritis symptoms.

Usually people who go for this surgery do not spend more than 3 to 5 days in the hospital. Full recovery from the surgery takes about 2 to 3 months, depending on the type of the surgery, your overall health and success of your rehabilitation.

Recovery Time

While everyone can endure hip surgery at a unique rate, doctors expect patients to come to figure between six and eight weeks for workplace jobs and 3 to four months for physically exacting labor. Generally patients will ready to live normal life between 3 and 6 months post-surgery. The common long recovery for total hip replacement patients is roughly six to 12 months.