Patients undergoing a hip replacement may receive either a total hip replacement, in which the head of the femur and the hip joint socket are replaced, or a ...

The two major types are hemiarthroplasty (replacement of the femoral head and neck) or total hip replacement, in which both the proximal femur and the ...

A recent meta-analysis reported that total hip arthroplasty (THA) was superior to hemiarthroplasty (HA) in terms of reoperations, ...

Hemiarthroplasty (replacement of only the femoral head) and total hip arthroplasty (replacement of both the femoral head and acetabulum) are ...

Displaced femoral neck fractures (DFNF) are increasingly common in elderly patients. Hip arthroplasty, the recommended treatment of DFNF, ...

THA is associated with better functional outcomes and a lower risk of revision surgery in self-sufficient, physically active patients.