After agreeing to participate in Biomet's United States Investigational Device Exemption protocol and after obtaining Institutional Review Board approval, we undertook the study protocol. No financial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cemented THA was associated with increased complications compared with cementless THA. Patients who underwent ...

Understanding the long-term risks of different types of hip prostheses is vital to the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis. Information about such outcomes is scarce, but particular concern has ...

Around 117,000 people living in England and Wales had a hip replacement in 2024. Although hip replacements are often thought ...

Hip replacement surgery, also called total hip arthroplasty, involves removing damaged bone and cartilage in your hip and replacing it with artificial parts. During a total hip replacement, your ...

Globally, hip fractures are among the top 10 causes of disability in adults. For displaced femoral neck fractures, there remains uncertainty regarding the effect of a total hip arthroplasty as ...

Hip replacement surgery replaces part of the hip joint called the ball-and-socket with artificial materials. Metal, plastic, and ceramic can all be used to replace the hip joint. Ceramic is a ...

Recovery time after hip replacement surgery varies from person to person. However, most people can resume light activities within 3 to 6 weeks of surgery. People may need to avoid certain activities, ...

Surgical techniques and procedures are always evolving, and surgeons strive to improve on what they know. It is difficult to decide when a new product should be introduced, especially when the new ...