<P> The earliest recorded attempts at hip replacement were carried out in Germany in 1891 by Themistocles Gluck ( 1853 -- 1942 ) , who used ivory to replace the femoral head ( the ball on the femur ) , attaching it with nickel - plated screws , Plaster of Paris , and glue . </P>
<P> The earliest recorded attempts at hip replacement were carried out in Germany in 1891 by Themistocles Gluck ( 1853 -- 1942 ) , who used ivory to replace the femoral head ( the ball on the femur ) , attaching it with nickel - plated screws , Plaster of Paris , and glue . </P>
when was the first hip replacement surgery performed
when was the first hip replacement surgery performed
1891
1891