Hip replacement involves the removal of arthritic bone ends and damaged cartilage and replacing them with prosthetic implants that replicate the hip joint.
Hip replacement surgery may be considered when arthritis limits your everyday activities such as walking and bending, when pain continues while resting, or stiffness in your hip limits your ability to move or lift your leg. Hip replacement may be recommended only after careful diagnosis of your joint problem. It is time to consider surgery if you have little pain relief from ani-inflammatory drugs or other treatments, such as physical therapy, do not relieve pain. Hip replacement can help relieve pain and get you back to enjoying normal, everyday activities.
Dr. Morteza Farr and Innovative Orthopedic & Spine Surgery practice minimally invasive hip replacement techniques, which allow for the hip replacement to occur through two small incisions. Patients usually have less pain compared with traditional hip replacement surgery, and rehabilitation is faster.
Please click on "Hip," "Procedures," then "Mini Total Hip Replacement" in the video player below.