What Is Hip Replacement Surgery And When It Is Advised?

By Author: Dr. Mohit Arora
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Hip replacement surgery is a perfect solution for simple to complex hip conditions related to damage to the hip joint caused by injury, arthritis, or any other disease.

Hip replacement surgery is a medical procedure in which the doctor removes a painful hip joint and replaces it with an artificial joint made from metal and plastic components. It is done when all other treatment options get failed to provide immediate pain relief. Therefore, after the successful replacement of the hip, walking gets more comfortable.

Major Signs for the Hip Replacement Surgery

Nobody wants to live with hip pain; how do you know when there is a need for the hip replacement. So, when your hip arthritis is causing pain that obstructs daily life, then hip replacement surgery is the only option. Moreover, mentioned below are the major signs for hip replacement surgery.

Severe pain during activity

Pain in the hip that increases with activity and reduces with rest.

Delayed hip pain

Pain that comes after performing an activity and remains the same for a more extended period.

Stiffness in the hip ...
... joint

Facing difficulty while putting on socks or shoes, the problem in sitting for a longer period, or the issue in getting in or out of the chairs.

Visual changes in the Hip

Inflammation causing noticeable swelling in the hip.

Lifestyle limitations

If you cannot perform your favorite activities such as gardening, playing with your grandchildren, or going to a movie due to hip pain.

So, these all are the major signs which signify that hip replacement surgery is required. Doctors try to delay hip replacement as long as possible with non-surgical options such as weight loss, physical therapy, steroid injections, or orthobiologic therapies. However, if you feel stressed or unable to bear the pain, then it means that hip replacement surgery is the only leftover option, and it’s the right time to speak with the best orthopedic doctor in Delhi.

Why do doctors recommend hip replacement surgery?

Following are the reasons why doctors recommend hip replacement surgery.

• Bad hip pain or other treatment didn’t work
• Lost a large amount of cartilage
• Hip pain is keeping you back from performing the daily activities that you were performing
• Facing issue with standing or sitting for a longer period

Advantages of Hip Replacement Surgery

Below highlighted are the advantages of hip replacement surgery that would help you understand the treatment and its outcome.

High success rate

Hip replacement surgery amongst the most successful operations in the medical field. The treatment is one of the durable, safest, and effective ways to treat several issues that come with arthritis.

Gives relief from the pain

The most crucial advantage of hip replacement surgery is that it gives immediate relief from the pain.

Improve mobility and function of the hip

After the pain gets reduced, the mobility of the patient gets improved who has undergone the treatment. Also, after the surgery, the functioning of the hip gets improved drastically, and it becomes easy for the patient to perform daily tasks such as wearing socks, climbing the stairs, getting up from the chair or bed, etc.

So, these all were the advantages of hip replacement surgery. If you are also facing hip joint issues, consider meeting the best doctor and getting the treatment done before the case worsens.

check out the list of treatments he gives to his patients.

• Elbow Replacement Surgery
• Elbow Arthroscopy
• Lateral Epicondyle Release (Tennis Elbow)
• Fracture reduction and fixation
• Osteotomy
• Arthrolysis
• Shoulder Replacement Surgery
• Open Reduction of Fracture
• Repair of Shoulder Rotator Cuff
• Acromioclavicular Joint Repair
• Repair of dislocations
• Shoulder Labral Tears Surgery
• Surgical decompression
• Extensor mechanism realignment
• Arthroscopic surgery
• Reduction of fractures open
• Closed Reduction for Fracture
• Arthroplasty
• Carpal Tunnel Release (CTR) Open or Endoscopic
• Wrist Joint Replacement (Wrist Arthroplasty)
• Knee Replacement Surgery
• Unicondylar Knee Replacement
• High Flex Knee Replacement
• Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery
• Revision Single Knee Replacement
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Total Hip Replacement
• Bilateral Hip Replacement Surgery
• Both Hip Replacement together
• Tendon Transfer
• Internal Fixation of Fractures

Hip Replacement Surgeon in Punjab working as a Senior Consultant Orthopaedics in Fortis Amritsar, Punjab. http://drmohitarora.com/

M.S. (ORTHO), M.Ch. (ORTHO) JOINT REPLACEMENT FELLOW OF J&J (USA). ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGEON, FORTIS ESCORTS HOSPITAL, AMRITSAR