Hip pain can be a real worry, and many associate it with old age. But younger people get it too and only a minority of people ...

An anterior hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which damaged bones in your hip joint are replaced with an artificial hip (total hip arthroplasty). Other names for the procedure are minimally ...

During a hip replacement, your surgeon will remove the parts of your hip joint that are causing pain and replace them with artificial parts. A hip replacement (also called total hip arthroplasty or ...

Dear Doctors: My older brother worked construction his whole life, and now he has bad arthritis in his left hip. He was in enough pain that he finally saw his doctor about it. Instead of a hip ...

CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Half a millimeter can make or break a successful joint replacement. "When something doesn't fit perfectly, it doesn't feel right," said Dr. Lee Radford, an orthopedic surgeon at ...

Bone and Joint Hospital at St. Anthony announced recently that it is the first hospital in Oklahoma to utilize robotic surgical technology for total hip replacement. MAKOplasty Hip is an innovative ...

A little over three months ago, I had a hip arthroplasty, otherwise known as a Total Hip Replacement, at age 42 (OK, it was a week before my 43rd birthday, but I'm sticking with 42). I know I'm not ...

A hip or knee replacement can help you enjoy your life more fully by decreasing your pain and increasing your overall function. But like all surgeries, hip and knee replacements come with some risks.

Hip replacement is one of the most successful types of procedures in modern medicine, but your ability to return to normal daily activities after surgery relies on an effective recovery plan. Thanks ...

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 ...