No, it is different. See my answer to your other question in the order of partial hip replacement for a link to a trellis site with an illustration of partial and an explanation of the procedure. Compare that illustration next to this description of a total hip replacement from the Dept of Orthopedics, U of Wash Medical School.
http://www.orthop.washington.edu/uw/tota...
Note that it continues on subsequent pages and describes minimally invasive hip replacement as capably as hip resurfacing.
A total hip replacement involves cutting bad the head of the femur, reaming out the femur to adopt a metal stem, and reaming out the acetabulum (pelvic bone) to receive a metal cup (and sometimes a cup liner made of either earthenware or poly). A metal or ceramic globe is fastened to the femoral stem. The ball rests within the cup (and liner) which are inserted into the prepared acetabulum (pelvis).
The hip is a ball and socket collective. Partial hip replacement replaces the ball module which is the upper part of the femur (thigh bone). With total hip replacement they replace the bubble and the socket (the acetabulum which is the shallow saucer like nouns on the ilium bone, which is part of the pelvis) so it is a bigger surgery.
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