According to a 2014 study by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, over 2.5 million Americans are living with an artificial hip. It would come as no surprise if that number has risen significantly since then as the incidence rate of hip revision operations...
Hip replacement surgery helps patients with bone and hip conditions to eradicate pain and increase mobility. The procedure replaces a damaged hip joint with an artificial joint made of metal alloy, plastic, or ceramic material, but when trying to answer the question;...
We live in a world where young people often participate in intense sporting and high-risk activities. Plus, we have ample motor vehicle accidents that involve young people. These activities often result in knee fractures. Many orthopedic surgeons have often resorted...
Many people complain of crepitus in the knee joint, but most often it is harmless. The “cracking” or “crunching” sound often occurs when standing up or performing some type of exercise. There is a theory that the popping sound occurs because...
Many people who undergo repair of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee are at high risk for recurrent injury to the same ligament. Now Norwegian researchers say that simple postoperative screening tests before permitting the athlete to go back to sports...
A large study from Europe reveals that post-menopausal women who adhere to a Mediterranean diet are at a much-lowered risk of hip fractures. This latest study conducted by researchers at the University of Würtzburg is one of the first to show that a specific diet can...
Over the past decade, many orthopedic surgeons have been offering minimally invasive surgery for people with hip disorders. Through a small rigid camera, hip arthroscopy allows the surgeon to see inside the joint and do some cleaning and repair, but is traditional hip...
The surgical gold standard for hip osteoarthritis is a total hip replacement. Millions of people perform this procedure to improve their function and quality of life. Besides arthritis, the total hip replacement also treats congenital hip dysplasia, avascular...
Like other types of orthopedic surgery, hip surgery has advanced by leaps and bounds in the last decade as improvements in both techniques and technology have resulted in surgeries that are less invasive and which result in less discomfort as well as a shorter...
Millions of people in the U.S. suffer from chronic, ongoing hip pain which is often significant enough to interfere with the regular activities of daily living, not to mention limiting the opportunity for many recreational opportunities like hiking, biking and even...
Now that you know a little bit more about hip anatomy (from part one), it’ll be a little easier to understand why hip pain and other symptoms occur and what changes they can cause in the joint and the structures that support it. Careful evaluation of the joint...
Do you have hip pain? You’re not alone. According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, more than 7 percent of adults in the U.S. have chronic hip pain (double that number of patients over the age of 60). A study from the Centers for Disease Control and...
In light of the mega million-dollar lawsuit filed against the makers of the quinolone, Levaquin, the FDA has recommended that healthcare providers should not empirically prescribe these agents. Quinolones use to treat both gram- positive and gram-negative infections....
One very popular myth about showering after knee replacement surgery is the belief that you need to avoid taking a bath for the short-term after replacement surgery. For decades, patients who underwent knee replacement surgery were under the impression that they could...
Knee arthroplasty, more commonly known as total knee replacement surgery, removes damaged parts of the knee and replaces them with artificial parts and in recent years many people have decided to get knee replacement surgery abroad, specifically in the United States....
The first total hip replacement surgery was performed in the United States in 1969. Since that time, the growing number of active older Americans and improvements in technology have made the procedure more common. Hip replacements offer a reduction in pain, improved...
Total knee arthroplasty, also known as total knee replacement, is one of the most common orthopedic procedures in America. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, as of 2010, more than 600,000 total knee replacements were being performed annually in...
Use of a semi-constrained implant in revision knee arthroplasty produced acceptable implant survival and functional outcomes during the long-term follow-up period, according to study results. Source:OrthoSpineNews Read More
The impact of being overweight has far reaching health implications – implications that may be taking a toll at an earlier age. In a new study, researchers found that packing on the pounds may be setting the stage for total knee or hip replacement at...
Patients undergoing outpatient total joint arthroplasty had readmission rates. A number of emergency room visits and patient satisfaction outcomes comparable patients who underwent inpatient procedures, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Orthopaedic...
