If you are experiencing hip pain and your daily activities are getting more challenging, you should consider hip surgery. If non-surgical treatments have failed to improve your condition, surgery can improve your mobility, relieve discomfort, and enhance your overall quality of life. Choosing the right type of hip replacement surgery for your needs will help you achieve the best possible results. 

A variety of factors can cause hip pain. Still, the most common cause is cartilage degeneration or injury, which causes the bones to rub against each other and produce pain and irritation. It can occur due to a bone growth abnormality or an accident, such as a fall. It can also occur as a result of hip arthritic injury.

Simple activities such as getting dressed or standing up from a chair might be made difficult by hip pain. Some symptoms may be eased with drugs, physical therapy, other modalities, and lifestyle modifications; however, surgical treatment may be required if these methods do not produce the desired outcomes.

What is a Hip Replacement?

In hip replacement surgery, prostheses or implants replace parts of the hip. Hip replacement surgery is often done to help arthritis pain and stiffness in the hip. But it can also permanently treat injuries and other health problems. Total hip replacement is the most common type of hip replacement surgery, but some people may be better off with a partial hip replacement or hip resurfacing.

3 Types of Hip Replacement Surgery

There are three main types of hip replacement:

1) Total Hip Replacement: 

Total hip replacement is the most common kind of hip replacement which involves taking out the whole hip joint. A hard, medical-grade material is used to make a prosthesis, an artificial ball-and-socket joint that takes the place of the joint. A patient can choose this material after talking to their hip surgeon. It can be made of a mix of metal, ceramic, and plastic. The good thing about this type of surgery is that the two parts of the artificial hip work together. Also, the damaged area is completely removed so you won’t have any more bone problems.

2) Partial Hip Replacement:

Only the hip joint ball is replaced in a partial hip replacement, also called a hemiarthroplasty. The socket is left alone. Its primary purpose is to fix hip fractures and other injuries where the ball is broken and can’t be pinned. A partial hip replacement is often not used to treat conditions like arthritis, where both joint parts are damaged. At Alexander Orthopaedics, partial hip replacement is a rare procedure that is usually only done on older adults who have broken their hip and can’t have a total hip replacement.

3) Hip Resurfacing: 

Even though this isn’t a replacement, the result is similar to a partial hip replacement in that only the joint ball is changed. The original bone socket is left in place in a hip resurfacing procedure. The damaged head of the femur is shaved down by a few millimetres and reshaped so that a metal cap can be cemented in place. Since this keeps more of the bone, it might feel more natural and take less time to get used to. But there is a chance that hip resurfacing won’t fix the problem entirely or will cause the bone socket to wear out more, so a total hip replacement will be needed in the long run. Only certain patients would be good candidates for this procedure, so it is best to talk to a specialist to find out if this could be a possible treatment.

Conclusion

Hip aches and pain are common, but they don’t have to be. They can be caused by various factors, including cartilage degeneration, bone fractures, arthritis, soft tissue damage, and overuse injury. When your hip joints become worn, they can become painful; if one side of the hip is injured, your entire body can also become painful. When you have hip pain, it can make everyday tasks, like walking, sitting, and climbing stairs difficult. And, if left untreated, it can lead to more painful conditions. Fortunately, hip pain is often treatable and recoverable by undergoing hip surgery in Dubai. And, if surgery is done, you can regain mobility and live pain-free.