Hip surgery

Hip surgery

Hip replacement and related surgical operations.

Contributors in Hip surgery

Hip surgery

Cartilage is a type of dense, tissue like substance that is hard in consistency. Cartilage is composed of cells called as Chondrocytes. These cells are dispersed in a gel like matrix. Cartilage is ...

degenerative joint disease

Health care; Hip surgery

Also known as osteoarthritis, this type of arthritis is caused by inflammation, breakdown and eventual loss of the cartilage of the joints. Among the over 100 different types of arthritis conditions, ...

hemophilia

Health care; Hip surgery

This inherited disorder of blood is manifested by an increased tendency to bleed. It causes a defect in the body’s mechanism to control bleeding, even if it is due to trivial injury. There are two ...

idiopathic

Health care; Hip surgery

Idiopathic denotes a disease of an unknown cause. For example, most people with avascular necrosis have no identifiable cause. In them, the disease is idiopathic.

implant

Health care; Hip surgery

The term implant means to graft or insert. A material is inserted or grafted into tissues. In orthopedics, a metallic or plastic device is employed for joint reconstruction.

inflammation

Health care; Hip surgery

This is a fundamental pathologic process. It consists of a dynamic change in the action of cells in the affected blood vessels and tissues, caused by a physical chemical biological agent. The main ...

intathecal anesthesia

Health care; Hip surgery

Anesthesia is given within a sheath, within either the subarachnoid or the subdural sheath. Instillation of intrathecal medication is a newer technique but it is performed in much the same way as ...