Advanced age, when considered as an isolated patient characteristic, is actually a desirable characteristic in a patient being considered for hip replacement, due to the reduced requirement for ...

Hip replacement surgery recovery for older adults involves a complex, year-long journey that extends beyond physical healing, according to a Swedish study that followed 30 community-dwelling seniors ...

Dr Desai says that the warning signals include persistent pain that isn't relieved by medication and nighttime pain that ...

In a Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study that examined trends in the incidence of infections following hip fracture surgery in Denmark, the risk of postoperative infections (at 15, 30, 90, and ...

Hip preservation surgery focuses on maintaining optimal movement of your hip joint. We are here to help you keep your quality of life in spite of hip pain or hip joint degeneration. At University of ...

George Trujillo has always been physically active. His favorite sports? Skiing and skiing. “Summer and winter,” he said. He ...

Hip replacement surgery, or hip arthroplasty, is a common procedure that can improve mobility and decrease pain in a hip joint that’s no longer functioning properly. The American College of ...

Aging Health. 2011;7(6):803-811. The Mayo Clinic's experience with hip replacements in patients 90 years of age or older includes 65 patients from 1970 to 1997. [35] They describe a 46% rate of ...