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Total hip prosthesis

Basically what the hip prosthesis is is the final treatment of any advanced wear of the hip, a deformity that caused wear. It can be due to fractures, a consequence of a fracture eh that left the joint badly and it wore out. It can be the wear and tear of aging and the biomechanical changes that occur in the hip. Or it could be an autoimmune disease or one of those diseases that the body itself attacks us or attacks certain things, in this case the cartilage and the synovium, such as rheumatoid arthritis. As regards the incision or the approach or the cut that is made, it can be made from the front, from the side or from the back, that is to say, anterior, lateral or posterior. Which is the best? The one that your orthopedist knows best. The more experience the orthopedist has with the type of approach, the better the patients do. And this is something that has already been studied because sometimes there is this controversy between, “Ah, the anterior is better, the posterior is better.” And now what has been seen is that all three can do well, all three after a certain number of weeks everything levels off, eh? And the one that your doctor knows best, that is the one that should be done. If you are interested in the subject of hip replacement or if you are already looking for opinions, posts or any questions you may have, I invite you to post a message here at the bottom of the page or you can make an appointment or send us a message to the number that is also in the data.