Hip Replacement - Introduction

Factors such as age (over 65 years old), nutrition (low-calcium foods), personal life circumstances (smoking, alcohol abuse), or inherited genetic predispositions can lead to a gradual weakening of the hipbone and, in some cases, to an eventual defect or fracture in the hip joint. Arthrosis, which ultimately leads to a reduction in joint cartilage, or osteonecrosis (when sections of the bone die off) can necessitate an artificial hip replacement. Statistics show that the installation of an artificial hip joint replacement (hip endoprosthesis) is not at all uncommon: in the United States alone, over 193,000 new hip joints are installed every year.²

Through the installation of implants, a painful, defective hip joint can be replaced with a highly functional, long-lasting hip prosthesis.