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.
Protrusio acetabuli should be recognized prior to hip replacement surgery as this helps avoid potential complications. Protrusio acetabuli is medial displacement of the acetabulum beyond the radiographic teardrop with medial migration of the femoral head into the pelvis (1).