Total Hip Replacement

J.G., 75 year old woman with Osteoarthritis

I never expected to have a hip replacement, that would be for other people, perhaps, but never for me. Body parts were permanent, I thought, while ignoring the evidence to the contrary that I saw around me...
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Total Hip Replacement, Revision

M.M., 82 year old woman with loosened hip

I was operated in September 2000 with the diagnosis of a loosened acetabular and femoral components of the right hip arthroplasty...
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Femoral Head Resurfacing, Bilateral

E.O., 55 year old man with Osteonecrosis (Avascular Necrosis)

In May of 2002 I underwent a kidney transplant. One of the anti-rejection medications I have to take is Prednisone. This medicine affected the blood flow to the bones in my hip and caused them to deteriorate. I began feeling pain in the left hip area...
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Hip Arthrotomy and Excision of Lesion

T.B., 22 year old woman with Synovial Chrondromatosis

I was always very active and healthy as a child. I was a cheerleader all through my junior high and high school years. I always enjoyed running, dancing and working out. Then about three years ago I started to feel pain in my right hip...
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Total Hip Resurfacing

L.S, 35 year old man with Osteoarthritis & Osteonecrosis (Avascular Necrosis)

On December 4, 2002, I was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer at 33 years of age. Prior to that, I was a high school athlete and was very active in outdoor sports such as hunting, fishing, mountain biking, hiking, and...
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