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Hip Problems
UK sources of information and / or support
Arthritis Research Campaign
Provides reliable information about 'A New Hip Joint'.
Hip Replacement
Information from BUPA.
www.essexhipsurgeon.co.uk
Web site authored by a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon specialising in hip and knee joint replacement surgery, and is intended as a source of information and communication for patients, medical consultants and other healthcare professionals.
www.thehipclinic.co.uk
Another web site authored by a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in hip joint replacement surgery. Some useful information about hip replacement, resurfacing and revision surgery.
STEPS
National Association for Children with Lower Limb Abnormalities. Support and advice on any kind of lower limb abnormalities including talipes and congenital dislocation of the hip.
Anaesthetic Choices for Hip or Knee Replacement
West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust provide a wide range of patient information, including one in this area.
Single mini-incision surgery for total hip replacement
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Single mini-incision surgery for total hip replacement.
Minimally invasive two-incision surgery for total hip replacement
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Minimally invasive two-incision surgery for total hip replacement.
Arthroscopic femoro-acetabular surgery for hip impingement syndrome
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Arthroscopic femoro-acetabular surgery for hip impingement syndrome.
Open femoro-acetabular surgery for hip impingement syndrome
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Open femoro-acetabular surgery for hip impingement syndrome.
Combined bony and soft tissue reconstruction for hip joint stabilisation in proximal focal femoral deficiency (PFFD)
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Combined bony and soft tissue reconstruction for hip joint stabilisation in proximal focal femoral deficiency (PFFD).
Hip replacement
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Irritable hip
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Hip replacement
Information from BUPA.
Hip resurfacing
Information from BUPA.
Hip revision surgery
Information from BUPA.
See also the Patient UK arthritis and joint problems page
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
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- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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