Ceramic Hip Replacement Side Effects

Anterior hip replacement is a common type of total hip replacement.

Ceramic hip replacement side effects.

Older versions of these prostheses have a metal cup liner. During surgery your doctor makes an incision in the front of your hip to reach the hip joint. This artificial joint prosthesis helps reduce pain and improve function. Ceramic systems have been in use since the 1970s and have undergone many technological advances over the decades.

You ll be given antibiotics. But it is a major surgery and carries the risk of rare serious problems. The ceramics used in hip replacement surgery are alumina ceramic and zirconia ceramic. During this procedure a surgeon removes damaged bone within the hip and replaces it with prosthetic components made of metal plastic or ceramic.

Side effects of hip replacement and hip revision. But in less than 1 in every 100 operations an infection may still happen. Before having this procedure performed patients should be aware of the most common side effects that arise after hip replacement surgery. Ceramic hip implants are among the newer types of prostheses being used for hip replacement offering greater resistance to damage and smooth movement of the joint.

When problems do happen they can be life altering for patients dr. Your hip joint can be fixed into place with bone cement cemented or pressed into place without bone cement uncemented. Hip replacement complications are generally minor. Hip replacements can be made of metal ceramic plastic or a combination of these.

Very rarely the hip replacement may need to be washed out or a new replacement may be used. John cooper an orthopedic surgeon at columbia doctors in new york told drugwatch. Fortunately new technology materials and implants last longer and another replacement is no longer needed. Most hip replacements have a ball of polished metal or ceramic material that fits well into a cup liner made of hard plastic.

Zimmer hip replacement devices such as the durom cup were designed to offer greater flexibility and give patients and surgeons a wider range of options in hip replacement but may have resulted in metallosis and other serious side effects which required revision surgery. After hip replacement surgery you may have some temporary side effects. Long lasting hip replacement is the main advantage of ceramic hip replacement systems. During hip replacement a surgeon removes the damaged sections of your hip joint and replaces them with parts usually constructed of metal ceramic and very hard plastic.

Makes an incision over the front or side of your hip through the layers of tissue. Many surgeons today consider them to be an improvement over traditional metal and plastic implants in which the deterioration of plastic can lead to the gradual buildup of debris.