What is hip disarticulation (right)?

Hip disarticulation is the surgical removal of the entire lower limb at the hip level done as a result of trauma, tumors and severe infections. On approach to the procedure is to separate the ball from the socket of the hip joint, while another approach retains a small portion of the upper femur.

How do members experience hip disarticulation (right)?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hip disarticulation (right)*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for hip disarticulation (right)*

Who has hip disarticulation (right) on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 0
40s 3
50s 2
60s 3
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 7