Hip replacement surgery

References

Citations

  1. Sledge CB (2005). Principles of reconstructive surgery for arthritis: The hip. In ED Harris Jr et al., eds., Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology, 7th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1876–1888. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders.

  2. Scott D, et al. (2004). Osteoarthritis. Clinical Evidence (11): 1560–1588.


Author: Robin Parks, MSLast Updated: April 20, 2007
Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Stanford M. Shoor, MD - Rheumatology

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 Surgery Overview
 What To Expect After Surgery
 Why It Is Done
 How Well It Works
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