Avascular Necrosis (AVN) is one of the major factors which affect health of Hip Joint. In this disorder, blood flow to the hip joint stops which result in death of bone tissues. This diseased hip joint then starts to break and eventually collapse which leads to severe pain when weight is put on it or when lying down.If this pain is not supressed with the use of medication or
Hip is a ball & socket type of joint. In this surgery, Acetabulum is resurfaced, and the Femur is cut to a defined length. A metal implant is fixed along with a plastic cap to make the movement smooth and pain free.
physiotherapy, there is no option better other than a Hip Replacement Surgery. Apart from AVN, if there is a direct injury to the hip joint, Hip Replacement Surgery can be advised for restructuring it. Hip joint replacement is surgery to replace all or part of the hip joint with a man-made joint. The artificial joint is called a prosthesis. Types of Hip Arthroplasty are:
As the name suggest, Hip joint is partly replaced in this surgery. Only ball is replaced, and socket is kept the same. This is done to conserve natural & intact structure of Hip Joint.
