Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

All About Hip Replacement
At this website, you can find out how it feels when a hip joint wears out and what the options are. There are anatomical explanations, and descriptions of common complications associated with hip replacement. This website describes the roles of orthopaedic specialists, physicians, and physiotherapists. It will be of interest to anyone considering total hip replacement, or with a friend or relative who needs information on this subject.

Introduction

1. Hip Replacement From Patients' Perspectives

2. Good Hips and Bad Hips

3. What is an Artificial Hip?

4. Is an Artificial Hip the Answer for You?

5. Clinical Hip Examination

6. Non-Surgical Management of the Problem Hip

7. Hip Replacement -- New Hips for Old

8. How Does an Artificial Hip Compare to a Natural Hip?

9. Physiotherapy for the New Hip

10. How to Recognize if Your Hip Replacement is Failing

11. Conclusions

12. Glossary of Hip Terms

13. Acknowledgements

14. Further Reading

Warning: You should read the contents of this website in conjunction with advice for your hip problem from a qualified person. The South East Sydney Area Health Service, St George Hospital, the University of New South Wales, the Orthopaedic Research Institute, the authors, consultants, and website manager expressly disclaim all and any liability and responsibility to any person, whether a reader of the website or not, in respect of anything, and of the consequence of anything, done or omitted to be done by any such person in reliance, whether wholly or partially, upon the whole or any part of the contents of this website.
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