Exactly what it sounds like. A hip bone is taken out, through surgery of course, and then is replaced with a prostetic. My mom's 'new' hip is made of titanium....
No. A lot of people are confused by the term "hip replacement", since the term hip and the term pelvis often refer to the same structure. However, a "hip replacement" only involves replace of the hip...
This is subjective. Since you're not asking about COST, but WORTH - consider that mobility and being pain free have different value to different people.
Someone who's an athlete, or a mother, or a...
The old view was always to leave the operation as long as possible but thinking has now changed. A painful, arthritic hip will continue to deteriorate whilst waiting for surgery with the possibility...