There are several basic components of the hip that are dealt with in hip surgery. The anatomy section of this page will give you some diagarms dealing with the different components accompanied by a brief synopsis of those parts. The different diseases that can be a ttributed to the need for total hip surgery affect both the socket and the femoral head. As there are a variety of different procedures that can take place depending on injury or disease, be sure to also look at the treatment section as it spells out some of the more common ones with different diagrams as well.