Definition of nervous for English Language Learners. : 1  having or showing feelings of being worried and afraid about what might happen. : 2  often or easily becoming worried and afraid about what might happen. : 3  causing someone to feel worried and afraid : making someone nervous.
Most patients after hip surgery are kept on partial weight-bearing for 6 weeks. In theory, patients with cemented prostheses are capable of bearing full weight immediately after surgery. The cement has reached 90% of its strength some 10-15 minutes mixing.
total hip arthroplasty replacement of the femoral head and acetabulum with prostheses (femoral and acetabular components) that are anchored to the bone, done to replace a severely damaged hip joint. A, Total hip arthroplasty. A cementless prosthesis allows porous ingrowth of bone.