DIAGNOSED IN THE US EVERY YEAR. IF YOU NEED HIP REPLACEMENT, YOU MIGHT BE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR WHAT’S CALLED A DUAL MOBILITY IMPLANT. AND THAT’S TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. DOCTOR MARK HUNGERFORD SAYS THE IMPLANT IS DESIGNED TO HELP STABILIZE THE HIP AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MOBILITY. HE SHOWED US A TRADITIONAL HIP, REPLACED IT. THIS IS THE SIDE OF THE PELVIS. THIS IS THE SOCKET WITH A POLYETHYLENE LINER AND AND THIS IS THE FEMUR WITH A STEM THAT GOES INSIDE AND A CERAMIC HEAD BALL. AND THE HIP ARTICULATES LIKE THIS. SO WHEN YOU’RE WALKING, IT KIND OF DOES THAT. AND WITH THE DUAL MOBILITY REPLACEMENT. IT HAS A BIG BALL. AND THEN INSIDE IT HAS A SMALLER BALL. SO BOTH OF THESE CAN MOVE. SO THIS WOULD THEN MOVE INSIDE THE SOCKET LIKE THAT. SO IT PROVIDES AN EXTRA MOBILE COMPONENT AND IT IS EXTRA RESISTANT TO THE HIP POPPING OUT OF THE SOCKET. BUT IT ISN’T MEANT FOR EVERYONE. A GOOD CANDIDATE MIGHT BE A YOUNGER PERSON WITH HIP DYSPLASIA. IT COULD BE SOMEONE WHO HAS HYPERMOBILITY OF THE JOINT OR AN OLDER PERSON WHO HAS HAD MULTIPLE HIP REVISIONS OR SOMEONE WHO HAS A FUZED SPINE DOCTOR HUNGERFORD SAYS IF YOU’RE CONSIDERING HI
People who need a hip replacement might be a good candidate for what’s called a dual-mobility implant.Hip surgeon Dr. Marc Hungerford, chief of orthopedics at Mercy Medical Center, said the implant is designed to help stabilize the hip and provide additional mobility.Hungerford explained what’s different about the dual-mobility replacement, saying: “It has a big ball, and inside it has a smaller ball, so both … can move. So, (it) would then move inside the socket (and) it provides an extra mobility component,” Hungerford said. (Watch video for the doctor’s demonstration.)Hungerford said the dual-mobility implant is extra resistant to the hip popping out of its socket, but it isn’t meant for everyone. A good candidate might be a younger person with hip dysplasia.It could also be someone who has hypermobility of the joint, or an older person who has had multiple hip revisions, or someone who has a fused spine.Hungerford said people who are considering hip replacement should talk with their doctor to discuss the best options.
People who need a hip replacement might be a good candidate for what’s called a dual-mobility implant.
Hip surgeon Dr. Marc Hungerford, chief of orthopedics at Mercy Medical Center, said the implant is designed to help stabilize the hip and provide additional mobility.
Hungerford explained what’s different about the dual-mobility replacement, saying: “It has a big ball, and inside it has a smaller ball, so both … can move. So, (it) would then move inside the socket (and) it provides an extra mobility component,” Hungerford said. (Watch video for the doctor’s demonstration.)
Hungerford said the dual-mobility implant is extra resistant to the hip popping out of its socket, but it isn’t meant for everyone. A good candidate might be a younger person with hip dysplasia.
It could also be someone who has hypermobility of the joint, or an older person who has had multiple hip revisions, or someone who has a fused spine.
Hungerford said people who are considering hip replacement should talk with their doctor to discuss the best options.
