Hip replacement surgery, also called total hip arthroplasty, involves removing damaged bone and cartilage in your hip and replacing it with artificial parts. During a total hip replacement, your ...

So effective is hip replacement surgery that more than 100,000 operations are carried out in England and Wales each year. “Along with cataract and cardiac stent surgery, hip replacements are probably ...

Hip replacement is a major, arduous elective surgery, and rehabilitation afterwards takes time, according to an expert from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. It'll also take coordinated planning ...

LEBANON – Orthopedic surgeons at two Dartmouth Health hospitals, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) and Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital (APD), are now offering knee, hip and shoulder joint ...

For individuals with chronic hip pain, a hip replacement can offer a new lease of life. While you might be tempted to jump right back into an active lifestyle, it's best to take it slow. It's also ...

When Jennie Garth announced she’d had not one but two hip replacements—the first at age 48 and the second in 2024 at 52—the general response could be summed up as follows: Isn’t she too young for that ...

A fatal complication never seen before during hip replacement surgery tragically occured on a 39-year-old Devon man at Torbay Hospital. Craig Allen, of Brixham, who bravely tried to live life to the ...

Some people develop knee pain after hip replacement surgery. Causes include pre-existing knee problems, referred pain, and irritation to muscles and tendons during surgery. Experiencing knee pain ...

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have found that a specialized form of acupuncture applied to the outer ear during hip replacement surgery reduces pain after the operation and lessens ...

DePuy Synthes has entered into an exclusive agreement with JointPoint Inc. to co-market a proprietary software platform that aims to help surgeons perform hip replacement surgeries. JointPoint's ...