Southern Cross Hamilton Hospital - Orthopaedic Surgery

Postal Address

PO Box 4173
Hamilton East
Hamilton 3247

Hip Replacement

An incision (cut) is made on the side of the thigh to allow the surgeon access to the hip joint. The diseased and damaged parts of the hip joint are removed and replaced with smooth, artificial metal ‘ball’ and plastic ‘socket’ parts.

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