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Hemiarthroplasty is an orthopedic surgical procedure that is performed to fix the damaged hip joint caused by an injury, fall, or arthritis. This is a procedure where the complete hip joint is not replaced rather, only the partial hip joint is replaced. Hemiarthroplasty requires orthopedic implants like unipolar or bipolar prostheses. To get a quality hip prosthesis, you need to find reliable orthopedic products manufacturers.

Hip fractures where the femoral head is badly damaged require hemiarthroplasty, and it is known to be the best surgical procedure in such situations. Similarly, if arthritis has affected the femoral head badly but the acetabulum is intact, then hemiarthroplasty is performed in such situations as well. Let us talk about the condition in detail.

Hemiarthroplasty – An Overview

Hemiarthroplasty is the surgery where half of the hip is replaced, and the part replaced is the femoral head with either bipolar prosthesis or unipolar prosthesis. This surgical procedure is recommended when only the femoral head has been damaged, but the acetabulum is healthy.

When compared to total hip replacement, there are certain benefits associated with the surgery, and they include:

• Less surgical time

• Less blood loss

• Low complexity of the procedure

• Less chances of hip dislocation after the surgery

Sometimes, total hip replacement is preferred over hemiarthroplasty, and such situations are where both the femoral head, and the acetabulum are badly damaged. During the surgery in such cases, both the ball and socket are replaced with a prosthesis. Here, the ball is the femoral head whereas the socket is the acetabulum. Besides this, certain factors also play an important role in deciding whether a total hip replacement will be the best or not. Some of those factors include:

• The health of the hip joint

• The overall health of the patient

• The age of the patient

• The physical activity level of the patient

If the joint is damaged due to arthritis, the doctor will always try to fix the condition with physical therapy and medication. Surgery is only recommended when physiotherapy and medications fail to relieve the condition.

Hemiarthroplasty is performed right after the fall or injury if the diagnosis confirms that the femoral head has been badly damaged, but the socket (acetabulum) is intact. This procedure is carried out under anesthesia. One of the two types of anesthesia may be given before the surgery:

• General anesthesia

• Local anesthesia

General Anesthesia

When general anesthesia is given, the patient remains asleep during the surgery.

Local Anesthesia

Local anesthesia is given to numb the site that will be operated on. Thus, if the local anesthesia is given, the patient will stay awake during the whole surgical procedure but does not feel anything.

A discussion with the patient and among doctors will be done to decide which type of anesthesia will be the best.

After anesthesia is given, the doctor will make an incision near the affected hip on the thigh to see the damaged joint. Once exposed, the damaged femoral head will be removed after detaching muscles, ligaments, and tendons. After removing the head, a hollow section is created in the femur to insert a metal stem on which the ball will be attached. Here, a bipolar or unipolar prosthesis may be used depending upon the situation. After the implant is placed, the incision will be closed.

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