Revision Total Hip Replacement

Revision total hip replacement is a more complex procedure and takes longer to perform than primary total hip replacement.

Revision total hip replacement. To begin your doctor will follow the line of the incision made during your primary total hip replacement. Revision surgery helps to correct the problem so the hip can function normally again. Why does a hip need to be revised. Pain is the primary reason for revision.

Total hip replacement thr procedure replaces all or part of the hip joint with an artificial device prosthesis with a plastic liner in between to restore joint movement. In a total hip replacement 27130 arthroplasty acetabular and proximal femoral prosthetic replacement total hip arthroplasty with or without autograft or allograft the damaged bone and cartilage are removed and replaced with prosthetic components which come in many different materials and designs. A hip revision procedure involves removing and replacing a worn loosened or misaligned implant in order to relieve pain and improve the function of the implanted hip system. A revision hip replacement is the removal of one or both parts cup in the acetublum and or the stem in the femur of a previously inserted total hip replacement and inserting a new replacement.

Download a free guide on hip pain treatment. The number of hip revisions performed by orthopedic surgeons is growing quickly at an estimated rate of 8 to 10 each year. Why consider a hip revision. Arthritis damage is the most common reason to need hip replacement.

However some patients may need one or more revisions of a hip replacement particularly if the initial hip replacement. In most cases the surgery takes several hours. The incision may be extended however to allow the old components. Revision hip replacements may also be performed to manage complications such as infection of a hip replacement hip replacement dislocation or fractures of the bone around the hip replacement.

Your surgeon will explain why this is required but it is normally done for loosening or infection of the old hip. According to research from the university hospital of cologne around 2 of people with a total hip replacement will experience a dislocation within a year while 28 of those with revision hip replacement will experience the same. Also called total hip arthroplasty hip replacement surgery might be an option for you if your hip pain interferes with daily activities and nonsurgical treatments haven t helped or are no longer effective. Hip revision surgery fundamentals.

The majority of elderly patients who receive a hip replacement retain the prosthesis for 15 to 20 years and sometimes for life. Hip revision surgery is performed to repair an artificial hip joint prosthesis that has been damaged over time due to an infection or due to normal wear and tear of the prosthetic hip. The femur is first hollowed out and the femoral head removed.