Some of the major problems that the elderly inevitably have to face are probably osteoporosis and degeneration of the joints, joint pain, leg pain, falls and broken bones. One very common symptom in elderly people is pain in the back of the hip. If an elderly person at home is complaining about hip pain while walking or after standing for a long time, we might have to take some time to learn a bit about osteoarthritis about the hip.
Why do elderly people often develop osteoarthritis of the hip?
In reality, there are many causes for osteoarthritis, whether congenital hip abnormalities or ischemia following an accident. However, osteoarthritis of the hip in older people is often because the cartilage in the hip joint wears away or it results from osteoporosis causing bones to break easily after experiencing only a minor fall. Usually, the break occurs at the femur at the hip and around the base of the groin.
And it’s important to know that…
Many times, elderly people refuse to receive treatment until they develop life-threatening complications like pneumonia, infection, and obstructive blood clots due to inability to physically move or walk.
Important symptoms include posterior hip pain. People with hip osteoarthritis often feel constant pain in the back of their hip. This is osteoarthritis caused by osteoporosis or rheumatoid arthritis can cause cartilage damage to the extent that the back of the hip feels painful and the joints become locked later on.
It’s okay if you have osteoarthritis. We can replace your hip joints.
If doctors perform a diagnosis and deem it necessary to perform hip joint replacement surgery, this means performing surgery to replace the degenerated or broken hip joint with an artificial joint. An artificial hip joint consists of 2 parts, namely, the “hip socket” and the “femoral head” that are used in movement. Made from special plastic and metal materials, modern artificial joints have a usage life of at least 25 years, and the hip joint replacement surgical innovations of Phyathai 2 Hospital today also promotes rapid recovery while reducing pain and blood loss from surgery. In most cases, recovery can be as fast as 12 weeks for the surgical wound to heal, and most patients can return to walking normally within just 3 months.
