How is hip arthritis treated?
The treatment of hip arthritis depends entirely upon severity of the patient’s symptoms. Non-Operative Treatment of Hip Arthritis Early conditions are usually treated with: • anti-inflammatory medications. • exercise. • weight loss. • the use of walking aids. • over the counter supplements for the building blocks of the articular cartilage. People who have failed to improve with these non-operative measures may be candidates for surgical reconstruction. Most often, this is total hip replacement surgery. Patients who have severe pain with activities, pain at night, loss of the ability to work and perform routine activities, are those who may benefit from surgical treatment. Surgical Treatment of Hip Arthritis Total hip replacement surgery is very successful and has excellent short and long term outcomes. The surgeon removes the arthritis from the hip and inserts a metal and plastic prosthesis into the hip. This provides for hip function, limb length equality and restoration of motion. T
