A total hip replacement involves replacing the arthritic hip joint with an artificial "ball-in-socket" joint. The purpose of surgery is to remove the damaged and worn parts and replace them with artificial parts, called prostheses, which will help make the hip strong, stable and flexible again.

Medical advancements in surgical instrumentation and technique have made this traditionally major surgery a minor inconvenience for modern day hip-replacement candidates. The "new and improved" far surpasses the "old and outdated" in terms of minimizing trauma; reducing complications; and hastening patient recovery. The chart below speaks for itself.

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