Hip arthroplasty; Total hip replacement; Hip hemiarthroplasty
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Read moreThere are both surgical and non-surgical alternatives to ankle replacement surgery. First line treatments for arthritis of the ankle are... Read more »
Ankle replacement is designed to treat arthritis of the ankle. This type of arthritis is most commonly caused by osteoarthritis,... Read more »
The main advantage of ankle replacement surgery is to relieve ankle arthritis pain and to preserve motion in the ankle joint. The... Read more »
Before Christmas, I mentioned that I had fallen (again) and fractured my fibula. Of course many friends asked how, or why I fell. Like... Read more »
A recent publication in the New England Journal of Medicine, written by Nancy Lane, University of California at Davis, underscores many of... Read more »
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Even though half a million knee replacements are done each year in the United States, there are other treatment options for some patients. If one... Read more »
Scientists have discovered how collagen fibers connect to make up the structure of cartilage. Now that researchers understand how cartilage is... Read more »
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The number of surgeries to replace part or all of the knee joint has tripled in the last 10 years. Along with that increase has come many changes in... Read more »
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After years of using pain pumps to control joint pain after surgery, surgeons are getting an inkling that the drug used (bupivacaine) may be the... Read more »
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In this article, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) presents a Clinical Practice Guideline for the nonoperative treatment of knee... Read more »
See diagrams of hip replacment surgery and an explanation of hip surgery works... Read more »