Carrum Health is the preferred provider of total/partial hip and knee replacement procedures for benefits-eligible Purdue employees and dependents age 18 and over covered on a Purdue medical plan.

However, total hip replacement is not without its ... to be very wary of these procedures and these implants. A partial hip replacement (hemiarthroplasty) is not commonly performed for hip ...

The partial replacement does not replace the ... joint than younger patients who may be more physically active. A total hip replacement, however, replaces both the ball and the socket sides ...

During a hip replacement, your surgeon removes the parts of ... Depending on your knee's condition, you may need a total knee replacement or a partial knee replacement (called a uni-compartmental knee ...

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most commonly performed and successful operations in orthopedic surgery in terms of clinical outcome, implant survivorship, and cost-effectiveness.

My mother had a total hip replacement (THR) 20 years ago, at age 50, just after my dad had died of a brain tumour. She would say, ‘at least this hip problem is not life threatening’. After mum’s joint ...

Almost all hip replacements are total hip replacements. Partial Hip Replacement Very rarely, only part of the hip needs to be replaced. This is usually recommended for specific types of hip ...

A hip replacement (also called total hip arthroplasty or THA) may be a treatment option when medications, physical therapy, or injections no longer manage hip pain effectively. A hip replacement will ...