Sierra, MD, discusses the importance of joint preservation for osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Although primary total hip arthroplasty may be a good option for any diagnosis, Sierra said ...

Reconstructive options include the use of bone allografts, vascularized autografts, free vascularized musculocutaneous flaps and custom-made prosthesis replacement. The reconstruction technique ...

Total Hip Replacement In total hip replacement, the whole hip — both the femoral head (the ball) and the acetabulum (the socket) — are replaced. Almost all hip replacements are total hip ...

Although the quantification and evaluation of dementia severity is not a standard practice of hip replacement surgeons ... which involves removal of the femoral head without prosthetic implantation.

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Hip fractures in older adults can lead to serious complications, disability and even death. Traditionally, orthopaedic ...

Around 50,000 people a year have a primary hip replacement in Australia. When a patient is scheduled for this surgery, they can choose to donate the femoral head —the ball joint at the top of ...

This offseason, the Padres lost Jurickson Profar, Ha-Seong Kim, Kyle Higashioka, Donovan Solano and David Peralta to free ...

Bone is the most transplanted tissue after blood but bone banks are constantly short of donors, with only 10 per cent of people who have hip replacements opting-in to donate.