Have you ever noticed a healthy hip in action? If not then start to watch a toddler move. If you see a kid playing his legs always moves freely. His body never appears to be fighting itself. He bows, twists and meets upright with ease.
Signs of a Healthy hip joint are that they should have the same easy range of motion permitting you to move in any direction without pain or limitation. Medically a healthy hip joint should flex 120 to 130 degrees, and the knees should remain over or outside the feet as you descend.
Our life is a long journey and there may be some healthy & some bad times in our life. But as the time passes by medically we have evolved as a strong unit in both developing and developed nation. One of the best things which has happened in the course of the century is that life expectancy has doubled. Thanks to Hip replacement therapy a medical therapy which promises increased life expectancy.
What is Life expectancy?
If you are not aware of the term Life Expectancy let me tell you it refers to the number of years a person is expected to live based on the statistical average and this expectancy varies by geographical area and by era.The life expectancy for a specific population may vary depending on the several variables like their lifestyle, access to healthcare, diet, economical status and the relevant mortality and morbidity data. However, as life expectancy is calculated based on averages, a person may live for many years more or less than expected.
Signs for Hip Replacement surgery
Hip replacement surgery is indicated only when a hip problem is has reduced the quality of life and limiting the ability to perform everyday tasks that others in the same age group can. Medically a hip replacement is typically indicated only if you experience the below-mentioned facts:
If you have a hip pain that keeps you awake or rouses you at night or the pain restricts your ability to get up from a chair, climb stairs, or get into a car. All such painful condition which restricts you from enjoying activities such as walking, shopping, or swimming.
You might have examined other methods for several months or more but still, have persisting pain then you and your doctor should sit across and discuss whether it’s the right time to get the surgery done and how well you would stand the surgery, taking into consideration facts such as the age, bone density, and the overall health which may contraindicate surgery.
Coming to Life expectancy facts derived from Hip Replacement therapy
Rebuilds mobility
Hip replacement surgery has a documented track record of reestablishing mobility, decreasing pain and gaining quality of life in people with hip problems. However, the capability for the procedure to increase life expectancy has become obvious because the patients have sensed the relief in their lifestyle.
Total hip arthroplasty
As per the data shared by the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register, the journalists have identified that nearly one lakh thirty-two thousand patients who had experienced a total hip arthroplasty (THA) between 1999 and 2012. On analysing the survival in these patients with people of similar age and sex it was revealed that patients that have undergone elective THA had a slightly improved survival rate compared with the general population that lasted for approximately 10 years after surgery.
The choice is still ultimately up to you on whether to undergo hip replacement surgery or to take pain relief medication. But when pain has worsen and pain relief pills are not working , you can get the best hip replacement surgery at Ortho International under the supervision of Dr. Abhishek Mishra Senior Consultant (Joint Replacement, Orthopedics and Spine)