Hip joint replacement is surgery to replace all or part of the hip joint with an artificial device.
The hip is a ball and socket joint, linking the "ball" at the head of the thigh bone (femur) with the cup-shaped "socket" in the pelvic bone. A total hip prosthesis is surgically implanted to replace the damaged bone within the hip joint.
A reason for replacing the hip joint may be due to severe arthritis pain that limits a person's activity.
These days, there is no “right” age to get a joint replacement. Many younger individuals now opt for joint replacement, since the latest generation of these technologically advanced implants can last for 25 to 30 years. Patients do not have to wait to get back to their active, pain-free lives.
To see if you may be a candidate for a joint replacement, take the joint replacement questionnaire, and someone from the Joint Replacement Institute will be in touch.
Virtua’s Joint Replacement Institute provides a comprehensive continuum of state-of-the-art surgical, nursing and rehabilitative care that includes everything a pre-surgery orientation class and pre-admission testing, to discharge planning and rehabilitation. All here in South Jersey, close to home, family and friends.
Virtua’s Joint Replacement Institute is dedicated to the recovery and return to functionality of all total joint replacement patients. Individualized, personalized care and attention are hallmarks of the Virtua program.
The Virtua surgeon you choose is the surgeon who cares for you before, during and after surgery. All care is overseen by a supportive staff of highly skilled professionals including your orthopedic surgeon, experienced registered orthopedic nurses and a clinical team that includes: rheumatologists, family physicians and internists, anesthesiologists, social workers, case managers, dietitians, plus occupational and physical therapists.
Virtua offers minimally invasive surgeries which use smaller incisions as opposed to traditional "open" surgeries where larger incisions are made. This includes the anterior hip replacement. Because the surgeon is often able to cut through less tissue, muscle and nerve, there is less trauma to the body.
The advantages to minimally invasive surgery include:
- Smaller incisions
- Decreased blood loss
- Shorter recovery time
- Faster return to normal activities
Virtua was the first healthcare organization in the Northeastern United States to earn certification from the Joint Commission for its care and treatment of patients needing total joint replacements.