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Health Encyclopedia: Hip Replacement Surgery Hip Surgery Due To Arthritis
Hip arthroplasty; Total hip replacement; Hip hemiarthroplasty
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Statins Improve Hip Replacement Outcomes: Study
According to new research published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, cholesterol-lowering statins may decrease complications in people who... Read more »
Failure-Prone Hip Replacements Recalled
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. is recalling two of its hip replacement products due to higher-than-expected rates of revision surgery due to improper fit of... Read more »
Hemiarthroplasty or Total Hip Replacement for Hip Fracture?
Source: eOrthopod
Which is better for independent, mobile older adults who fracture their hips: hemiarthroplasty or total hip replacement (THR)? Hemiarthroplasty... Read more »
Hip Replacement after Hip Fracture
Source: eOrthopod
Bone fracture in young adults often heals in about six weeks. But the aging adult with bone loss or poor bone quality may not have the same result.... Read more »
My grandfather had a hip replacement for severe hip arthritis when he was 55.
Source: eOrthopod
My grandfather had a hip replacement for severe hip arthritis when he was 55. It's lasted him a good 25 years now. I have the same problem but my... Read more »
Hip Replacement Best for Displaced Hip Fracture
Source: eOrthopod
Doctors know displaced fractures of the femoral neck must be operated on. But what's the best method of treatment? Should the bones get reset and... Read more »
Total Hip Replacement after an Unhealed Hip Fracture
Source: eOrthopod
Doctors at the Mayo Clinic report the long-term results of a total hip replacement (THR) after a hip fracture didn't heal. They followed 99 patients... Read more »
I have a few friends who have had hip replacements without any of the restrictions I had when I got my new hip.
Source: eOrthopod
I have a few friends who have had hip replacements without any of the restrictions I had when I got my new hip. They drive in the first month. They... Read more »
Effect of Hip Replacement Design in Reducing Hip Dislocation
Source: eOrthopod
Hip dislocation can occur after a total hip replacement. The joint may be new, but problems can still come up. In fact, dislocation is the second... Read more »
Our orthopedic surgeon tells me total hip replacement is better than fixing or repairing many hip fractures.
Source: eOrthopod
Our orthopedic surgeon tells me total hip replacement is better than fixing or repairing many hip fractures. How much "better" is better? And what's... Read more »
The doctor says I'm too young (I'm 47) for a total hip replacement even though I have\rsevere arthritis in one hip.
Source: eOrthopod
The doctor says I'm too young (I'm 47) for a total hip replacement even though I have\rsevere arthritis in one hip. What's the worst that could... Read more »
Hip Resurfacing Surgery Instead of a Hip Replacement Is Increasingly Popular
By Matthew Thompson, Health Expert
Advanced osteoarthritis of the hip that has not responded to the standard, conservative treatments is typically treated with hip replacement... Read more »
Why is it harder to design and perform a knee replacement than a hip replacement?
Source: eOrthopod
Why is it harder to design and perform a knee replacement than a hip replacement?A knee replacement, called a total knee arthroplasty is more... Read more »
I've had two cousins, a brother, and a couple of friends in the last year alone who had to have their first hip replacement removed and replaced with
Source: eOrthopod
I've had two cousins, a brother, and a couple of friends in the last year alone who had to have their first hip replacement removed and replaced with... Read more »
I've heard there are lots of restrictions on how and when I can move my hip after I have a hip replacement.
Source: eOrthopod
I've heard there are lots of restrictions on how and when I can move my hip after I have a hip replacement. I've even heard I can't sit in a car for... Read more »
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