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If you are visiting this website, either
you or someone you know needs a total hip replacement THR. There is pain
and it is no longer bearable. The time has come to stop
taking pain killers, take your health into your own hands
and start on the road to being active again.
The Hips For You Website is a
Patient to Patient Guide to Total Hip
Replacement THR and was conceived
and designed by Patricia Walter. Patricia had her hip
resurfaced in March 2006 with Dr. De Smet of Belgium. She
felt there was a need for a website to help people
learn about total hip replacement THR. She knew how wonderful a hip replacement
was and wanted to
help others learn about the procedure.
Hips For You is not controlled by
any medical companies, doctors or hospitals. Patricia
maintains the website and adds information almost daily. Hips For You is a Patient to Patient
Guide to Total Hip Replacement THR. It features a
collection of articles,
doctor information,
medical studies,
surgical approach articles and
personal
total hip replacement stories.
If you are a first time visitor to
Hips For You, you might wonder where to start to learn about
total hip replacement. The
Article Page is a good place to start learning.
If you would like to talk about total hip
replacement with other THR patients, visit the
Total Hip Talk discussion group. Ask questions - get
answers. Find support from other people that have had or
will have a total hip replacement.
Are you interested in personal stories
about people's experience with total hip replacement THR surgery?
Visit the
Total Hip Stories section to read personal stories about total hip
replacement. Do you have a story you would like to share?
Email your story to
pwalter@hipsforyou.com
Many
times the information you receive from doctors or
medical companies is biased. I have no reason to suggest
any one THR total hip replacement device, manufacture or doctor over another. There
are, however, newer THR hip devices available and you
want to make sure your doctor is offering you the best
solution for your age and activity level. The new Metal
on Metal, or MOM THR, total hip replacement devices and Ceramic on Ceramic total hip replacement devices are
options that allow a person to remain very active and
have a very small possibility of a dislocation
According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, more than
193,000 THR or total hip replacements are performed each year
in the United States and more than 90 percent of these
do not require revision.
There are many types of total hip replacement
devices and more are being developed. There are many
total hip replacement implant designs and materials, and
the devices or prosthesis come in a few broad categories:
The
Total
Hip Replacement Page describes the Total Hip Replacement Devices in much more
detail. The
MIS
Article Page describes the minimally invasive surgery technique for
total hip replacement. There are several surgical approaches to total
hip replacement. The posterior approach to surgery has
normally been the accepted approach in the past for most
surgeons, but recently the
anterior approach has become more popular along with
MIS Minimally Invasive Surgical techniques.
There are two basic options available for hip
replacements - Total Hip Replacement THR and
Hip
Resurfacing. Total Hip Replacement or THR has been the standard
in the United States for years, but there is another
option for younger, more active patients called
Hip Resurfacing. Doctors in Europe, Canada, Australia and
India have been performing Hip Resurfacing with the
current modern devices since 1997.
Hip Resurfacing was FDA Approved in 2006 for the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing
Device (BHR) and the Cormet Hip Resurfacing Device (CHR).
Surface Hippy is a
complete website devoted to Hip Resurfacing. Hip Resurfacing is bone
conserving because it does not require the head of the femur bone to
be cut off. A cap is fitted over the reshaped head of the femur bone. A cup is then placed in
the acetabulum of the hip to provide a bearing surface for the hip
cap. The acetabular cup for hip resurfacing devices is the same as
used in the metal on metal MOM THR hip prothesthesis
acetabular cup.
Many people with hip pain also have associated back
pain, knee pain, joint pain and arthritis pain. Patricia
has other Patient to Patient Websites featuring
information about these associated problems. Click on
a link below to visit the websites and learn
more.
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