Hip surgery

Hip surgery

Hip replacement and related surgical operations.

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orthopedics

Health care; Hip surgery

The branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal system (bones).

Hip pain is the sensation of discomfort in or around the hip joint, where the upper end (head) of the thigh bone (femur) fits into the socket of the hip bone. Hip pain has a number of causes, most of ...

arthroscopy

Health care; Hip surgery

This is a technique where a thin endoscope, about 4-5mm in diameter is inserted through an opening created in the joint in order to examine the interior of the joint. This technique is now advanced ...

acetabulum

Health care; Hip surgery

The cup-shaped socket of the hip joint. In fact, in Latin an "acetabulum" is cup, a vinegar cup. The acetabulum is a feature of the pelvis. The head (upper end) of the femur (the thighbone) fits into ...

fracture

Health care; Hip surgery

A break in bone or cartilage. Although usually the result of trauma, a fracture can be caused by an acquired disease of bone such as osteoporosis or by abnormal formation of bone in a disease such as ...