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Total Hip Replacement
Total hip replacement is the most common hip surgery. It uses artificial components to replace the entire hip structure. During the procedure, surgeons insert a stem into the patient’s femur, or thighbone, for stability. They replace the head of the femur with a ball and replace the natural socket in the hip joint with an artificial cup.
Hip Arthritis
Hip Arthritis is a common condition that many people develop as they age, due to the hip being a "weight-bearing" such as the knee. Causes of Hip Arthritis include increasing age, family history of arthritis, previous injury to the hip joint, obesity, and improper formation of the hip joint at birth. Hip Arthritis causes pain and stiffness in the hip which can make it difficult to do everyday activities. Other symptoms may include pain in your groin or thigh that radiates to your knee, pain that sparks with vigorous activity, "locking" or "sticking" of a joint during movement, decreased range of motion in the hip, and increased joint pain with rainy weather. Hip Arthritis is a degenerative condition which means that it will worsen over time without surgery. It is recommended that a patient receives surgery as soon as possible to lessen the impact of Hip Arthritis on your life.
About Your Hip
The hip joint is a ball-and-socket joint that allows motion and gives stability needed to bear body weight.
The socket area (acetabulum) is inside the pelvis. The ball part of this joint is the top of the thighbone (femur). It joins with the acetabulum to form the hip joint.
The hip is one of the most stable joints in the body. But because it bears your body weight, it is more likely to develop arthritis because of the extra pressure. Pain in the hip may be caused by injury to muscles, tendons, or the small fluid-filled sacs (bursae) that cushion and lubricate joints.
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Matti has shown his passion for improving the quality of healthcare as demonstrated by his 99th percentile patient satisfaction scores and surgical outcomes. His surgical procedures include partial knee and total knee replacement, shoulder arthroscopy with complex reconstruction and revision surgery, knee arthroscopy, sports medicine, trauma, and hand surgery.