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What else can I help you with?
What wears your first in an artificial hip?
If the hip has been put in well, then the cup usually wears first (if made of Polyethylene), it is probably more equal with ceramic bearings
What bones can be replaced and you remain a normal life?
Hip and knee bones can be replaced with an artifical device. A bone can be mended, have screws put in it or replaced. A metal plate can be replace a section of the skull. Not all bones can be replaced, though.
What bone leg is involved in hip replacement?
The femur bone is involved in hip replacement surgery. During the procedure, the damaged or diseased femoral head and neck are removed and replaced with artificial components to restore function and reduce pain in the hip joint.
Why was bone replaced with a artificial product?
A bone is replaced when is destroyed.
Why was the artificial hip invented?
Some people who break their hip bone go to the hospital and cannot get it fixed to the point where it's normal again, so the artificial hip was invented so these people can still walk and function normally.
Who invented hip replacement?
I'm not sure why this question is here and not in a health category, but oh well. The credit for the first hip replacement goes to Marius Nygaard Smith-Peterson who installed one of the first artificial hip socket components in 1923. Read more at: http://www.thehipdoc.com/history.htm
What metal is used to make artificial hip joints?
Titanium
What joints can be replaced?
Permanently damaged joints can now be replaced by Artificial Joints
Can the lung be replaced by an artificial organ?
Yes it can ^__^
Will you still get your war pension after you have your hip replaced?
yes
Can the valves be replaced in the deep veins with artificial valves?
no
What is Arthroplasty?
An arthroplasty is the surgical repair or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement.
