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From day one onwards, walking distances can be increased and stair climbingcan be undertaken.For people who live alone and perhaps would benefit from some convalescence,a week at Rustington Convalescent Home (£465 a week) can be useful.*Transfusion is generally not required in someone with a normal pre-operativeblood level (Haemoglobin) and not on Warfarin or Clopidogrel.Mr James LewisConsultant Orthopaedic SurgeonSpecialist in Minimally Invasive Hip and Knee Surgery
Ball and Socket Materials: Modern Delta CeramicsBall Size The greater the size of the ball the closer the newhip is to the natural hip size. Engineering principles dictatethat the lubrication is better the bigger the ball size. The bigball hip has a greater range of motion and is much less likelyto dislocate as it is seven times more stable. This allows for aless restrictive recovery.Materials (Ceramics - High Performance Bearings)Delta Ceramics from Ceramtec are extremely low wearing, very smooth, and theirlubrication characteristics are superior to metals or plastics. Any wear debris is inertand non-toxic, as opposed to metallic wear debris. They are infection resistant.Because the minimum socket thinness is thinner than with plastics, there is greaterroom in the socket for a larger ball. Ceramic ball sizes of 36 to 44mm are commonas opposed to a 28mm metal-on-plastic ball combination (the most common inthe NHS). Although the high performance ceramic components are £1100 moreexpensive than standard hip replacement components, there are specificadvantages:• Materials technology allows for a bigger replacement hip ball• The bigger ball leads to a greater range of motion - thus a more stable hip• Better lubrication• Much lower wear• Therefore longer lasting hip• Much safer than metal on metalMr James LewisConsultant Orthopaedic SurgeonSpecialist in Minimally Invasive Hip and Knee Surgery
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