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 ...

Hip replacement (also known as total hip replacement or total hip arthroplasty) is a surgical procedure that is performed to ...

Hip arthroscopy is a procedure that helps diagnose and treat problems in your hip joint. The procedure involves a surgeon making small incisions that let them see inside your hip joint with a small ...

Cartilage coats the outside surface of your bones to allow the bones to glide smoothly at the point where they meet (the joint). It also provides cushioning to absorb shock and avoid joint injuries ...

Hip arthroscopy, a type of minimally invasive joint surgery, has become increasingly popular as of late. According to a study ...

Perhaps you or someone you know is preparing for an invasive surgery that requires stabilization of the lower body as a part of the healing process. If this is the case, your doctor has likely ...

It has been exactly two weeks since a surgeon sliced open my thigh, exposed my femur, cut off its top and replaced it with a new titanium hip joint. For those who were worried, and for those who sent ...

For 71-year-old Jack Bunton, osteoarthritis in his knee had become so bad that bone was rubbing against bone. "It's very, very painful when you walk," Bunton says. "My left leg was an inch and a half ...