Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is high blood pressure in the heart-to-lung system that delivers fresh (oxygenated) blood to the heart while returning used (oxygen-depleted) blood back to the lungs. Pulmonary versus systemic blood pressure.
Two types of surgery are used. 1  Hip repair (internal fixation). 2  Hip repair involves stabilizing broken bones with surgical screws, nails, rods, or plates. 3  This type of surgery is usually for people who have fractures in which the bones can be properly aligned.
A total hip replacement is a surgical procedure whereby the diseased cartilage and bone of the hip joint is surgically replaced with artificial materials. The normal hip joint is a ball and socket joint. The socket is a cup-shaped component of the pelvis called the acetabulum.