active life. Over the last 25 years, major advancements in hip replacement have improved the outcome of the surgery greatly. Hip replacement surgery (also calledhip arthroplasty) is becoming more and more common as the population of the world begins to age. ...
Dr Christopher Birch is an orthopaedic surgeon who performs hip replacement and knee replacement in Santa Barbara and Solvang, CA.
Imaging post total hip replacement – how to interpret, what to expect and what to look out for!To quantify the extent of inflammation in psoriatic dactylitis and to examine the relationship between clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data in both tender and non-tender dactylitis. ...
Before you decide to go ahead with hip replacement surgery, you should discuss the pros and cons with your doctor and research what’s involved before, during and after the operation. As well as the potential benefits of reducing pain, increasing mobility and improving your quality of life, yo...
Partial hip replacement During a partial hip replacement, your surgeon will replace only one side of your hip joint (the rounded top of your thigh bone, called the femoral head). This procedure is usually only done to repair certain kinds of hip fractures or to remove some types of tumors....
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Hip replacement surgery (also called hip arthroplasty) is becoming more and more common as the population of the world begins to age. There are several different ways of entering the hip joint to perform surgery on the hip; these are referred to by orthopaedic surgeons as “approaches” to ...
WHAT IS NON-ARTHRITIC TRAUMA? In addition to arthritis, hip replacement surgery may be recommended for individuals whose hip has been injured as the result of trauma. This could be a hip fracture or dislocation caused by a fall or other injury to the hip.Total...
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