Hip replacement treatments and procedures are often suggested due to damage caused by osteoarthritis or injuries that limit a person’s range of motion, mobility, and comfort. Different types of procedures or treatments are recommended depending upon the need of an individual patient. Today’s hip replacement surgeries tend to minimally invasive surgical procedures that are often recommended after bone scans, MRIs, x-rays and ultrasound determine the extent of damage to bones in hip joints.

·         Conventional hip replacement surgery

·         Minimally invasive surgery

·         Hip resurfacing

Conventional hip replacement surgery involves removal of the hip ball joint, replaced with a prosthesis or artificial hip joint. The artificial joint is attached to the thighbone using special materials that allow bone to reattach to the new joint. This also includes revision hip replacement surgery and double hip replacement surgery.

Minimally invasive partial hip replacement or total hip replacement surgery or complete hip replacement involves a one or two incision technique where the length of the incisions are half those that are commonly used for the conventional hip replacement surgeries.

Hip resurfacing is a technique that replaces worn surfaces on the hip joint. Nothing is removed. This technique requires less bone to be removed than that involved in a hip replacement.

Hip replacement surgical procedures may cost up to $43,000 in the United States. At Yanhee Hospital in Thailand however, medical tourist patients may benefit from hip replacement surgical procedures that cost about $12,000. In orthopedic facilities such as the Madras Joint Replacement Center in Chennai, India, the cost can range from about $9,000-$10,000.

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