Usually patients have this operation when they have hip pains and inflammation. In hip replacement surgery, the aching parts of the problem hip are replaced with artificial hip parts under the name of the prosthesis; a prosthesis replaces or is used in addition to it. The prosthesis consists of three parts: Socket, ball and root. The outer shell of the socket is usually made of metal, while the inner shell is made of plastic; In some cases, the entire socket can be made of plastic. Combined with the metal ball socket, the new hip ensures a smooth, almost frictionless movement. Millions of people with hip pain and arthritis have been treated with hip replacement and regained old mobility. Thousands of hip replacement surgeries are performed worldwide every year.
What is Orthopedics?
Orthopedics performs the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, trauma injuries, hand, shoulder, elbow, knee disorders. Arthroplasty, hand, knee, shoulder, elbow, foot and ankle surgery are the main sub-branches of orthopedics. It is also possible to benefit from micro surgery in hand surgery applications performed within orthopedics. The sub-branches of the orthopedics department do not consist of only surgical intervention. Besides these; sports traumatology, lengthening, leg inequality, pediatric orthopedics and traumatology, orthopedic oncology and osteitis are among the sub-branches of orthopedics. Diseases are detected by listening to the patient's complaints, obtaining information about the patient's history and whether there is a hereditary condition in the family and physically examining the patient.
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