A new type of hip replacement implant reduces the risk of joint dislocation after surgery by 70 per cent. This is the finding ...

Middle-aged and older adults with severe hip osteoarthritis have better pain and functional outcomes if they undergo total hip replacement rather than 12 weeks of supervised resistance training.

Modern hip replacements could change what patients expect from surgery. Instead of a temporary fix, they may offer decades of ...

For anyone undergoing a total hip or knee replacement, the goal is a smooth recovery and a return to pain-free movement.

Needing a hip replacement is unfortunate, but even more unfortunate is to need to do it again. Surgeons at Osaka Metropolitan University have provided new insights into the performance of two types of ...

A major international clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London and Uppsala University in Sweden has found that ...

The worldwide incidence of hip fractures in 2019, was estimated to be more than 14 million (95% CI 11·1–18·1 million), with a higher incidence in individuals aged 65 years and older and in women.1 The ...

What you might be getting wrong about total hip replacement recovery week one ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ — Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in Somerville has been recertified by The Joint Commission for total hip and total knee replacement surgery, the hospital announced ...

Total knee and hip replacements are among the most common orthopedic surgeries performed in the United States. Each year, over 7 million of these procedures are performed between these two joints, ...

Hip replacement surgery may have many benefits, including relieving pain and restoring range of motion, but weight loss is not one of them. Research studies on this topic, such as this 2015 study, ...

Dr. Paul Aschmetat, a board-certified doctor of osteopathic medicine, specializes in anterior total hip replacement, ...