When it comes to arthritis in the hip joint, patients no longer have to grin and bear it. Instead, hip implants replace damaged natural bearing surfaces with artificial ones in order to alleviate pain ...

This type of stem was found to be better at preventing early femoral fracture after total hip replacement than flat-tapered wedge stems. As populations continue to age, total hip replacement (THR) is ...

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 ...

Hip replacement (also known as total hip replacement or total hip arthroplasty) is a surgical procedure that is performed to replace damaged cartilage in the hip joint. The operation involves removing ...

During your initial knee or hip replacement surgery, the prosthetic (artificial) components were either cemented (attached with bone cement) or hammered into the bone so they could eventually attach ...