Hip Joint is the point at which the femur, longest and largest bone in the body, and acetabulum - the cup shaped cavity at the base of the hip joint unite to form a joint. It is the major weight-bearing joint in the body.

Arthritis of the hip is a disease which wears away the cartilage between the femoral head and the acetabulum, the two bones will scrape against each other, raw bone on raw bone. When this happens, the joint becomes pitted, eroded and uneven.

Before deciding on hip surgery, your physician may try several non-surgical, conservative measures to relieve the pain and inflammation in your hip.

Anterior total hip arthroplasty offers significant advantages over standard hip replacement. Although the implants are similar designed with the same goal in mind, the manner...