Hip Surgery

Visit http://orthopedics.healthanimations.com for FREE videos, illustrations and patient handouts for healthcare providers. This 3D medical animation depicts total hip replacement surgery of the left hip. The procedure includes the incision, exposure of the hip joint, placement of the acetabular hip prosthetic component (socket), removal of the arthritic femoral head, and placement of the femoral head prosthesis (ball). ANCE00188

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• arthritis
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• arthritic
• hip
• joint
• operation
• prosthesis
• replacement
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• femoral
• head
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• cartilage

[mag12327]

The last hip replacement was done 16th Nov 2011, the 4th. I'm 69, i,m down to using one stick now. I would say to anyone contemplating the op, do not have any doubts at all, normaly the operation is nothing to worry about. To be free of pain is the most wonderful feeling if you have suffered with it before. there is no comparison in the fredom tou feel. Mike D. Spain.

[nucleusanimation]

@mag12327 Thanks for sharing your experience!

[sourdough51]

Very informative, thank you. I'm 63 and just had this surgery on 7 Apr 11. I'm a cyclist and did the best I could to go in as fit as possible. It paid off, I was walking 6 hrs after I awakened, and spent only 36 hrs in the hospital. I used crutches for two days and went to a cane after that. Back to work after 11 days. Even the Drs. and nurses were surprised. Follow the Drs. orders, go at your own rate and don't fret over it. There are millions of successful surgeries.

[nucleusanimation]

@sourdough51 Congratulations on your quick recovery, and thanks for your excellent advice to others considering this procedure!

[alwaysthesamedream]

holy whit, this is interesting but if I were a subject to this procedure I'd prefer to not know anything and just have it done. I'd freak out so much if I watched this vid before having that operation done

[ScuderiaJabardos]

Great video. Neat, simple, very informative and clear. Thank you!

[TheRedstormshadow]

@alwaysthesamedream lol too late I watched it I had an idea I was like what about the muscles and the tendons???lol well now I know AND WISH I DIDN'T KNOW .. I'm 36 going under the knife on feb28 yes I'm nervous..but it has to be done tired of the pain bring more pain to have no more pain ??sound logical at this point...I have no choice!

[SquigglyLovesAJ2009]

@Myoldnamesdontwork The joint capsule is removed altogether - because the surfaces aren't 'living' they don't require synovial fluid for lubrication or nourishment etc.. Of course this compromises the stability at the hip which is why the surgeon uses forceps to separate the surrounding muscles rather than cutting through them, to promote maximum possible stability at the joint and limit dislocation as much as possible. I don't know about the ligaments or arteries though...

[Myoldnamesdontwork]

wait...what happen to those illiofemoral/ischiofemoral,pub­ofemoral ligaments? wouldn't you dislocate your femoral head without them? i know ur muscles still hold them in place but still...the second thing is what happen to the synovial fluid? without it will it be easy to articulate? and since the neck of the femur is sawed off what happen to all the anastomoses of arteries? i am so confused...one reason why i should never have studied medicine...

[Vergesseneins1]

@Radim24 ....no one likes you and your comment

[radar007100]

Please if posible do not get the hip replacement , suffer the pain as long as you can. I have had three hip replacements and now for the past 5 yrs. I have not had a hip and I am unable to walk....the surgeries failed and my hip was removed and not replaced....three stikes and you are out.

[2oblivia]

I really appreciate my surgeon who did #1 in 2005 and will be doing #2 now. I am scheduling this one sooner. I had double slippage of capital epihyses following sledding at 12 I thought I was invincible after surgeries to stabliize them with corrugated pins. Consequently, the ancient burred up 1963 three pins in the right hip took 6 hours to remove. We will all know better with this one. I'll be missing Zumba for a good while. Hate that! Hate unrelenting pain more.