Hip replacement surgery India
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Cemented total Hip replacement
Total hip Replacement was popularized by Sir John Charnley of England. He advocated Cemented total hip replacement. Both the acetabular and femoral components were cemented.
Cemented hip replacement is the gold standard in elderly patients.
Cement helps to fill the crevices in osteopenic bones.
Advantages of cemented total hip replacement.
Patients can be mobilized full weight bearing immediately after surgery. As cement provides immediate fixation between the prosthesis and host bone, elderly patients can be mobilized immediately. Quicker mobilization can reduce morbidity and costs associated with hip replacement surgery. Survival rates of cemented hip replacements are quite favorable in the elderly population with about 90-95% survivorship at 10 year follow up. We perform cemented total hip replacements in elderly patients with primary osteo-arthritis.
