Posted by: preetisingh on: July 6, 2008
A total hip replacement – also called a hip arthroplasty- is an advanced surgical procedure that re-structures the hip joint region.
Under this procedure the head of the femur (the bone that extends from the hip to the knee) is removed along with the surface layer of the socket in the pelvis (the two large [...]
Posted by: preetisingh on: July 6, 2008
The knee in the human body is a hinge joint involving the thigh bone and the shin bone. Knee replacement surgery is a technique that removes a diseased knee joint and replaces it with an artificial joint (prosthesis). One of the most common reasons for this operation is severe osteoarthritis, which causes relentless pain, joint [...]