The Need For Broken Hip Surgery To Treat Hip Fracture

The human body consists of various bones which are connected in different parts of the body with the help of joints which support the physical movement. There are few very key joints present in the human body such as hip joint, elbow joint and knee joint. The hip joint is the largest joint among other joints and is a type of ball and socket joint. The function of hip joint is to support the movement of a person such as standing up, sitting down, maintain a stable balance and move from one place to another easily.

Broken hip surgery Oxford will be needed when the hip encounters pain inform of numerous diseases or injury. Some of the common diseases which may affect the function of the hips include osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis which damages the tendons, ligaments and muscles connected with the hip bone. Broken hip surgery is carried out to treat hip fracture. The hip fracture occurs when the femur (located in the thighbone) is partially or completely damaged. One of the major reason for hip fracture is injury due to fall.  

Broken hip surgery Oxford is carried out to ease the agonizing pain of hips due to fracture and which also makes it difficult for a person to sit or move his body properly. There are two types of broken hip surgery Oxford that are performed by the orthopedic surgeon depending on the nature of hip pain. The two types include

·         Hip replacement surgery: This surgery involve replacing some damaged part or complete damage hip joint with an artificial joint made up of metallic, plastic or ceramic parts.

·         Hip repair: As the name suggest this surgery repairs or aligns the hip joint which may have been affected due to hip fracture. The alignment involves use of surgical screws, plates and nails.

The patient will remain in the hospital for two to five days for rehabilitative care and time for recovery as the artificial joint will take time to be adjusted and start functioning properly.