Best Orthopedic Surgeon in Kolkata - Dr. Arunava lala
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HIP REPLACEMENTHip replacement is the common procedure of surgery where a surgeon replaces the painful hip joint with an artificial one. This procedure may be a choice after hip fracture or pain happens because of arthritis. The Painful Hip joint can affect on your day to day busy life. Avoiding the surgery can be harmful to your walking, sitting, sleeping and exercising. If you need to get out of this pain, then you need a hip surgery immediately.
There are three types of hip replacement surgery:
1. Total hip replacement- Total hip replacement surgery is the most common procedure of surgery. In this surgery damaged portion of the hip joint replaces with the metal components.
2. Partial hip replacement - In this surgery involves replacing one side hip joint. Partial hip replacement surgery commonly done with the older patients who have fractured in their hip joint.
3. Hip resurfacing - In this procedure femoral head and socket is used for younger and active patients.
There are also some steps during hip replacement surgery. First of all, during the surgery, you will be given a nerve block by injecting anesthetic around nerves to help block pain before your surgery. After that surgeon makes an incision in the front or side of your buttocks through layers of tissue and removes the damaged bone and cartilage and Implants prosthetic sockets into pelvic bone. This procedure takes a few hours.
After the surgery, you will be moved to a recovery area and medical staff will monitor you with checking pulse, measure your blood pressure and give you all kinds of medication. After the surgery you have to stay in the hospital for one or two nights. After going home, physical therapy will help you to heal your hip joint and strengthening your muscle to move properly. A physical therapist can help you with this.
After 12 weeks of hip surgery, you have to check yourself to the surgeon and make sure that your hip is healing properly. Most of the patients recover soon, but another take some little time.
After healing your hip properly, then you can resume your daily work like walking, cycling, running, etc. You can do your hip replacement surgery with a very low amount from a good hospital and a specialized surgeon is always needed for any surgery.
