WASHINGTON – Doctors are beginning to offer a new alternative to hip replacement – one aimed at younger, athletic baby boomers who’ve worn out their joints too soon. Now they no longer have to wait ...

Physical therapy, walking aids, and injections can help avoid a hip replacement. Hip resurfacing surgery preserves more bone and is an option for younger patients. Hip fusion surgery eliminates motion ...

Robert Barrack, MD, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at WashU Medicine, led a long-term study that showed that patients who received a Birmingham hip resurfacing ...

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Birmingham hip resurfacing offers an effective long-term alternative to total hip replacement, especially for athletic men in their 30s to 50s. Patients who underwent BHR were three times more likely ...

Hip resurfacing can be a solid alternative to total hip replacement for athletes who want to stay active Three times as many people who got a hip resurfacing remained active compared to those who got ...

Hip replacement candidates now have a new alternative that offers a quicker recovery time and could get patients back on their feet in as little as two weeks, said Dr. Joseph Hecht, of Orthopedic ...

Q: I'm having a hip replacement in the fall (mini anterior), and I'm a bit worried about the surgery itself and about "going under." Am I being overanxious? -- Rachel F., Fort Worth, Texas ...