A total hip replacement is performed when a person’s natural hip joint has deteriorated or become damaged beyond natural repair. A hip replacement entails removing damaged parts of the hip joint and replacing them with artificial pieces called prosthetics. A total hip replacement is a significant surgery that requires some time to heal. While each
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Anterior Hip Replacement for Severe Arthritis
Arthritis is a term that refers to over 100 types of the condition that affect the body’s joints, causing symptoms like pain, swelling, inflammation, and joint deterioration. Over time, arthritis causes pain, weakness, and reduced range of motion. Arthritis can affect one or two joints or multiple joints in the body. The hips are a
Read MoreAdvantages of Hip Arthroplasty
Hip arthroplasty (also known as a hip replacement surgery) is one of the most common joint surgeries performed every year. When the hip joint wears down, it can cause a lot of pain, weakness, and loss of quality of life. Doctors treat hip joint pain in a variety of ways, including with painkillers (both over-the-counter
Read MoreCaring for your loved one after hip surgery
The number of people in the US who will undergo hip replacement surgery is skyrocketing. Total hip replacement has long been considered a major surgery, but is one of the best ways to improve the quality of life for people with severe hip pain due to osteoarthritis (wear and tear arthritis). Many older people suffer hip fractures from
Read MoreWhat is hip impingement?
You may be an active athlete that prides themselves on their daily workouts, but could your intense workouts be the culprit of your hip pain? Through years of deterioration, your hip may start to give you trouble when you walk, run, or even – in severe cases – during any movement at all. That doesn’t
Read MoreTraditional vs. Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
Hip pain can be debilitating. Because your hips are part of your body’s core, they bear and move most of your weight while providing an astounding range of motion. Osteoarthritis of the hip can occur from normal wear and tear of your joints over time. If you live with hip pain, there may come a
Read MoreKeeping Women’s Knees and Hips Healthy at all Stages of Life
Any woman who has experienced a knee or hip injury understands the ill effects on mobility and the hindrance on daily living. Women at all stages of life are susceptible to injury from athletics, overuse and aging. M. Brian Polsky, MD, orthopaedic surgeon at The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics: Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland division
Read MoreAll You Need to Know About Hip Replacement
The hip joint is one the largest joints of the body, and serves in movement as the thigh moves forward and backward. The hip joint also rotates when sitting and with changes of direction while walking. The hip is where the ball of the thigh bone (femur) joins the pelvis at a socket called the
Read MoreHip Replacement and How to Recover
Most hip replacements in middle-aged patients are due to degenerative arthritis caused by wear-and-tear. The number of hip replacements performed in the United States has increased substantially, and the procedure has become more common in younger people, new government statistics show. The growing number of cases of arthritis is a major factor in the increase of
Read MoreNewer Approach to Total Hip Replacement Means Added Patient Benefits
Hip pain caused by osteoarthritis, injury or trauma can have a major impact on one’s quality of life. When the pain becomes unbearable and more conservative therapies to minimize inflammation, discomfort and problems with mobility have not been effective, many patients turn to the hip replacement experts at Orthopaedic Associates of Central Maryland (OACM) for
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