Total Hip Replacement and Hip Resurfacing are the two different types of processes operated to the hip depending on the necessity of the treatment.

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TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT VS HIP RESURFACING
With a wide range of motion and resilience to absorb extraordinary
amount of forces while bearing the weight we walk, run, jump and leap,
the hip joint is the strongest and largest joint in the human body. And that
is exactly why hip injuries completely take away our freedom to live a
normal life.
Especially arthritis strikes a big blow. The debilitation pain that doesn’t
seem to go away either with pain medications, physical therapy, anti-
inflammatory drugs can make your life pretty hard and demand hip
replacement surgery by hip specialist to get rid of the everyday brunt.

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TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT VS HIP RESURFACING
That said, Total Hip Replacement Surgery is
not the only option that can help you get rid
of the painful hip condition, Hip Resurfacing
has other alternative procedure that helps
treat painful hip conditions.
So what is the difference between Hip
Replacement Surgery & Hip Resurfacing
Surgery? And how does it compare with the
total hip replacement procedure?
Read on to know:

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HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY:
The patient suffering from end-stage hip arthritis or a devastating hip
injury undergo hip replacement procedure where the cartilage and the
ball-socket joint is surgically removed and replaced with artificial joints.
For this process, the femoral head is completely removed and the bone is
shaped to fit the stem by the hip replacement surgeon. Similarly, the
acetabulum is removed, the pelvis socked is shaped and the implant is
placed. By completely removing the ball (femur) and socket (acetabulum),
a stem with an attached socket is planted inside the bone marrow of the
femur at one end and attached implant socket inside the pelvis at the
other.

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HIP RESURFACING SURGERY:
While the entire femoral head is removed
and the stem is placed inside the bone
marrow in Hip replacement surgery, hip
resurfacing preserves the femur bone and is
comparatively a better way to give a new
joint.
Instead of completely removing the femoral
head, the ball is suitably shaped to fit a
prosthetic ball as the new head and is fit
into the socket implanted in the pelvis by
the hip surgeon.

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BENEFITS OF HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY
Hip Replacement Surgery does offer freedom from the debilitating pain of
the hip which they have become used for so long. Improvement in
mobility and range of motion along with a decrease in pain raises the
equality of life.
However, like all the major surgeries, hip replacement also has its
shortcomings. In addition to the risk of hip dislocation, increased stress,
bone thinning (shaped, remember), the hip replacement lifespan (10-20
years) can be problems for younger patients. While older patients are
prone to a few medical risks, younger patients may need revision hip
replacement which can be risky as they gradually lose the bone in the
process, say total hip replacement surgeons.

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BENEFITS OF HIP RESURFACING OVER HIP
REPLACEMENT
Hip resurfacing is a slightly different procedure to the total hip replacement
surgery, offers a few benefits:
• The risk of hip dislocation is greatly reduced with hip resurfacing due to the
increases ball size as compared to total hip replacement.
• As the femoral head is only shaped instead of complete removal, the bone
of the patient is preserved making revision surgeries simpler and easier.
• Hip resurfacing with its better resilience to activities like running, jogging &
skiing is more suitable for young patients.
• As only the femoral head resurfaces, metal is not placed inside the bone
thereby reducing the stress distribution on the thigh bone.
• Finally, hip resurfacing lasts longer than hip replacement surgeries.

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TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT VS HIP RESURFACING
The above benefits don’t mean hip resurfacing is completely better than
hip replacement surgeries. Hip resurfacing is a tad more complicated, runs
1-2% of the risk of fractures and is still operating with metal-on-metal
implants which can only improve.
So got more queries on hip replacement surgeries and hip
resurfacing procedures? Hip Replacement Specialist Dr. Niraj Vora can
help you answer your questions.
However, if you are in Mumbai, Dr. Niraj Vora is the best total hip
replacement surgeon in Mumbai you can consult and he will be happy to
help you in person.

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