Hip replacement surgery, or hip arthroplasty, is a common procedure that can improve mobility and decrease pain in a hip joint that’s no longer functioning properly. The American College of ...

Your hips are one of the largest joints in your body that bears weight. They’re the reason you can walk, squat down, twist, turn, and carry heavy items. Hips are ball-and-socket joints. They’re the ...

Lucknow: Infection is a serious risk following knee and hip replacement surgery, requiring significant caution from both ...

Hip replacement surgery replaces part of the hip joint called the ball-and-socket with artificial materials. Metal, plastic, and ceramic can all be used to replace the hip joint. Ceramic is a ...

Hip pain can be hard to deal with. Not only can it cause soreness, stiffness, and inflammation, but it can interfere with critical day-to-day activities like walking and moving. If you’ve suffered ...

Eve Glazier, M.D., and Elizabeth Ko, M.D. Dear Doctor: How do I know if I need a hip replacement? My right hip gets so stiff after I've been sitting at work for a few hours that I can hardly walk, and ...

PHOENIX — A Scottsdale hospital recently acquired two orthopedic robots for joint replacement surgery.

Contrary to recent reports, Boston-based researchers found that osteoarthritis patients who had total knee or hip joint replacement surgery, known as arthroplasty, were at increased risk of heart ...

According to the Center of Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Care and Research nearly one million hip and knee replacement surgeries are performed in the United States annually, making them the most common ...

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