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Hip Surgery for Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Last updated Thursday, January 06, 2005

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About the procedure

Technical details

The surgeon will expose the affected area of the hip through an incision over the bony prominence at the upper outer thigh. This allow for dislocation of the hip, removal of the head of the femur and cleaning of the destroyed socket without damaging the major hip muscles. After being machined to a perfect hemisphere, the socket is replaced by a metal cup fixed directly to bone. A special plastic liner is inserted into the cup. A metallic femoral component is then fitted directly to bone or alternatively cemented into the femur. A metal or ceramic ball is then fit onto the femoral component and the new hip joint is reduced, and the surgical incision closed.

Anesthetic

Typically an epidural anesthetic with a general anesthetic is used for this type of surgery.

Length of hip surgery for rheumatoid arthritis

Depending on the complexity of the case, most surgeries last 2 hours.

Surgery for rheumatoid arthritis of the hip at the University of Washington

If you are interested in making an appointment to discuss this procedure, you can request an appointment using our online referrals website. To request a referral online, please click here. You can also call 206-598-4288 (outside the Seattle area: 800-440-3280) to make an appointment.


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