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• Hip replacement, total — Surgery in which the diseased ball and socket of the hip joint are completely removed and replaced with artificial materials. A metal ball with a stem (a prosthesis) is inserted into the femur (thigh bone) and an artificial plastic cup socket is… …   Medical dictionary

• Hip dysplasia (canine) — Hip dysplasia is a disease that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the joints. It is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. It can be found in many animals and… …   Wikipedia

• Hip replacement — Hip replacement, also hip arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant. Such joint replacement orthopaedic surgery generally is conducted to relieve arthritis pain or fix severe physical joint… …   Wikipedia

• Hip replacement (animal) — Hip replacement surgery can be performed on animals, (notably dogs) as well as humans. This article discusses hip replacement surgery in animals.OverviewHip replacement is a proven surgery in animals, notably dogs. It is usually performed, as in… …   Wikipedia

• Hip dysplasia (human) — This article describes hip dysplasia in humans. For hip dysplasia in animals, see Hip dysplasia (canine). Hip dysplasia (human) Classification and external resources Congenital dislocation of the left hip in an elderly person. Closed arrow marks… …   Wikipedia

• Artificial organ — An artificial organ is a man made device that is implanted into, or integrated onto, a human to replace a natural organ, for the purpose of restoring a specific function or a group of related functions so the patient may return to as normal a… …   Wikipedia

• hip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lean (esp. AmE), narrow, slender, slim, small ▪ Her hips were still narrow like a girl s. ▪ ample …   Collocations dictionary

• artificial — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly …   Collocations dictionary

• artificial joint — noun a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee) • Hypernyms: ↑implant …   Useful english dictionary

• Replacement, total hip — Surgery in which the diseased ball and socket of the hip joint are completely removed and replaced with artificial materials. A metal ball with a stem (a prosthesis) is inserted into the femur (thigh bone) and an artificial plastic cup socket is… …   Medical dictionary

• Total hip replacement — Surgery in which the diseased ball and socket of the hip joint are completely removed and replaced with artificial materials. A metal ball with a stem (a prosthesis) is inserted into the femur (thigh bone) and an artificial plastic cup socket is… …   Medical dictionary