Tips for hips listed
From our weekly issue dated July 08, 2009
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans with osteoarthritis must undergo hip replacement surgery.
When all other options for treating severe osteoarthritis of the hip have been exhausted, artificial hip joints offer a solution with a high rate of success.
But how should you prepare for this major operation, and what can you do afterward, to protect the new joint and keep it intact for years to come? The American Arthritis Society has compiled 12 tips for self-care and made them available on its Website.
Developed with the help of some of the world’s leading hip surgeons, each tip is easy to follow and can be helpful in preparing for surgery. They can be viewed at americanarthritis.org.
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