Between 5 and 30 percent of those who receive a new hip prosthesis will require a re-operation during their lifetime. New research shows that a high-resolution X-ray method can predict which patients ...

LOUISVILLE (WAVE) --When it comes to hip joints, one size does not fit all. That's why women facing hip surgery now have a new option, specifically designed with their anatomy in mind. Medical ...

Between 5 and 30 percent of those who receive a new hip prosthesis will require a re-operation during their lifetime. New research shows that a high-resolution X-ray method can predict which patients ...

In a new study, researchers sought to evaluate the clinical, radiographic and functional outcomes of a Charnley total hip replacement -- a traditional hip prosthesis consisting of a polyethylene ...

Prosthetic joints are usually fabricated from medical-grade metals, such as titanium and ceramics. However, despite major advances in replacement hip bones made from such materials, there always ...

A Prince George’s County jury awarded nearly $295,000 to a Hyattsville man who had to undergo two total hip replacement surgeries in 18 days after the hip prosthetic in the first surgery was ...

The following guidelines will discuss precautions to protect your new hip, exercises to increase your strength and range of motion, and techniques to manage activities of daily living to help you ...

Last December, Brown University’s Dr. David Egilman and colleagues published a scholarly paper that identified serious flaws in a study of a hip prosthesis, and accused the medical device maker DePuy ...