I ran my last half-marathon running race ten years ago but, right after that race, a hip injury set me back to the point that I thought I would never run again. However, a couple of weeks ago, I ...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of patients in the U.S. elect to replace hip and knee joints with an artificial implant. According to a recent report, these patients had a mean age of 66.5 years and ...

If you know someone that has had a knee or hip replacement recently, you’re probably not alone. That’s because about 790,000 total knee replacements and 544,000 hip replacements are performed every ...

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Each year, more than 300,000 Americans receive a hip replacement. It’s a major surgery that requires months of physical rehabilitation, and there’s no guarantee the implant will ...

Knee and hip replacements can improve how well patients get around and can significantly increase their quality of life. But if a bone near the new joint breaks, the injury can be a major setback for ...

If you've ever experienced acute or chronic hip pain, you know how uncomfortable and debilitating it can be. Ranging from a dull ache to a sharp, stabbing sensation, hip pain can be felt all over: ...

For individuals with chronic hip pain, a hip replacement can offer a new lease of life. While you might be tempted to jump right back into an active lifestyle, it's best to take it slow. It's also ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Some Yale Medicine doctors are seeing younger patients with a hip condition called avascular necrosis or osteonecrosis, which respond to a treatment using their own stem ...

An alternative to hip replacement surgery may be in sight. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers reveal how it may be possible to use a patient’s own stem cells to grow ...

Integrating a controlled-release iodine layer into hip implants could reduce the rate of potentially fatal infections.