Total hip arthroplasty (hip replacement) is a common treatment for hip osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease caused by ...

Now a new technique for replacing the hip is getting people up and moving faster than ever before. An anterior hip replacement can help alleviate the pain of osteoarthritis. It's been used on and off ...

A hip surgery procedure called subchrondroplasty may benefit young and active people with hip problems. It is minimally invasive and preserves the joint’s natural function. Hip surgery techniques and ...

Most people would cringe at the mere mention of a joint replacement procedure, especially one as vital as the hip joint. However, with new procedures used at St. Mary’s Medical Center this surgery can ...

PIONEERED in the United States but now available in Australia, a new hip replacement technique has patients walking unaided within hours. With two young children Sharon Pisani needed to be back on her ...

Hip replacement surgery, or hip arthroplasty, is a common procedure that can improve mobility and decrease pain in a hip joint that’s no longer functioning properly. The American College of ...

Total hip replacement is one of the most commonly performed orthopedic procedures in the U.S., but debate continues around the best surgical approach. During a recent presentation hosted by Becker’s ...

Hip impingement is a condition where the ball and socket of the hip joint do not fit together as they should. In serious cases, surgery can repair the joint and resolve symptoms. The medical term for ...

Knee and hip arthritis are common and painful conditions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 32.5 million people in the United States have osteoarthritis, a ...

If I’ve learned anything during nearly six decades of reporting on medical science, it’s that the longer you wait, the better the methods of prevention, diagnosis and treatment are likely to become.