Hip Replacement Surgery: Is It Time?
Hip pain and stiffness can make walking and other everyday activities a challenge. Hip replacement surgery is a good option for a lot of people -- but it shouldn’t be your first option.
Hip pain and stiffness can make walking and other everyday activities a challenge. Hip replacement surgery is a good option for a lot of people -- but it shouldn’t be your first option.
Walking the dog can be great exercise for seniors, but there could be one downside: bone fractures. Fractures suffered by elderly Americans while walking their dogs have more than doubled in recent years, new research shows.
Joints emit a variety of noises, including popping, snapping, catching, clicking, grinding, grating and clunking. The technical term for these noises is "crepitus", from the Latin "to rattle".
Low-risk patients undergoing a total hip replacement with a posterior approach can skip the standard hip precautions currently recommended for post-surgical recovery, according to a new study.
Metal implants are used in a variety of orthopedic surgical settings, including fracture repair and joint replacement surgery. Some people are concerned about developing an allergic reaction to metal implants. Is this possible, and could it be a cause of pain or irritation after surgery?