| Advancement in medical science is making the lives | | | | infection is suspected. |
| of several people easier. Recently, a successful hip | | | | Preparing before the surgery |
| replacement surgery has been conducted on a girl | | | | The upper portion of the body must be strong |
| who was devoid of any hip socket since birth. The | | | | enough to withstand the hip replacement surgery and |
| doctors have implanted a new hip socket made of | | | | for that proper diet is necessary. This is also required |
| special components. The patient has already shown | | | | because the patient will have to balance himself |
| positive results as she is able to sit properly now. It is | | | | herself on a crutch after the surgery. Blood |
| expected that after few months she will be able to | | | | transfusion is often required after the operation. |
| perform all the normal activities smoothly. | | | | Many patients opt for auto transfusion where the |
| Every year numerous people undergo Hip | | | | patient donates blood for himself. This is another |
| Replacement Surgery. And it has been noticed that | | | | reason why a patient must have healthy physical |
| the success rate in this surgical method is almost | | | | status before the operation. |
| near to hundred percent. The entire procedure of the | | | | Surgical procedure |
| hip replacement involves a number of steps. It is | | | | Broadly there are two types of procedure namely, |
| very essential that all these steps are properly | | | | cemented and non-cemented. The cemented one |
| completed to make a surgery successful. | | | | requires using of synthetic materials like bone |
| Diagnosis | | | | cements. Whereas on the other hand the |
| Doctors will conduct a complete physical examination | | | | non-cemented procedure involves incorporating |
| of a patient in the beginning. He will then relate the | | | | artificial joints that contain a special material which |
| patient’s present physical status with the | | | | helps bone tissues to grow into the joint. |
| previous record. This will help him to identify the | | | | Precautions after the hip replacement surgery |
| exact problem that is persisting. Generally, the | | | | Patients are required to follow several precautionary |
| symptoms alone cannot be relied upon when a hip | | | | measures after the surgery. This helps in quick healing |
| replacement surgery is conducted. Most of the | | | | of the operated hip. A patient is generally asked to |
| doctors use X-Ray images of a patient’s hip. But | | | | follow these measures in the first 6 to 8 weeks of |
| in many cases, blood test is also conducted if hip | | | | the operation. |