Hip Resurfacing Surgery
Patients with advanced arthritis of the hip may be candidates for either traditional total hip replacement (arthroplasty) or hip resurfacing (hip resurfacing arthroplasty).
Surgeon makes an incision during hip resurfacing to reach the hip bone and thighbone. Then trim and seal the femoral head with a smooth metal cover. Your surgeon also removes the injured bone portion from the hip bone socket and covers it with a metal shell.
In hip resurfacing, the femoral head is not removed, but is instead trimmed and capped with a smooth metal covering. The damaged bone and cartilage within the socket is removed and replaced with a metal shell, just as in a traditional total hip replacement.
