Total Hip Replacement Surgery
Total Hip replacement surgery is done when conservative treatments don’t help or are no longer considered as effective treatment options forrelieving a patient from pain.In majority of the cases surgery is recommendedfor patients who suffer from conditions like osteoarthritis or inflammatory arthritis of the hip region.
- Procedure
Total hip replacement or also known as hip arthroplastyis a highly favored procedure for improving hip joints that have been damaged by injury or arthritis.Duringthe procedure an orthopedic surgeonremoves the diseased cartilage and bone of the hip joint and surgically replaces it with materials such as metal, ceramic or high-density plastic. This artificial joint (prosthesis) helps reduce pain and improves the mobility of a patient.
Hospital Stay and Expenses
A patient is recommended to stay in the hospital for around a week or more, all dependent on the condition of the patient. After the surgery aphysiotherapist will draft an exercise regimen and by following it, it is expecteda patient would be able to resume normal activities within 3 to 6 weeks of the surgery. On the cost front, total hip replacement surgery is merely a fraction of what it would cost in countries like the UK and the USA. In monetary terms the cost of a total hip replacement in the USA is 39,000 USD whereas a hip replacement surgery in India costs a mere 6,000 USD.
