A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal reported that seniors who underwent a hip hemiarthroplasty and were discharged to home, where they received added care, were 43% less ...

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 ...

Hip replacement surgery can be a life-changing decision for those suffering from chronic pain, reduced mobility, or deteriorating hip conditions. With advancements in medical technology, several ...

In recent years, the number of U.S. adults getting total hip replacements -- meaning both a new ball and joint socket -- following a hip fracture has soared to an estimated 500,000 annually. That's ...

Dear Doctors: Our grandmother, who is 91, fell and broke her left hip. She wound up needing a partial hip replacement. I've read that hip fractures are dangerous for older adults. Can you explain why?

A team of Orthopedic surgeons and nurses and take a patient through a hip replacement surgery at Nanyuki hospital. [File, Standard] Hip replacement is a surgery where part of the hip joint is replaced ...

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 ...

It was just a partial hip replacement. Steve Burrows wasn’t too worried about the routine surgery his 69-year-old mother, Judie, was receiving. But a few short months later, Judie was in a coma with ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — An innovative surgical option for total hip or partial knee replacement lets doctors be more accurate and precise. Mark Curran is now walking briskly, but that was not the ...

The selection of a suitable candidate for hip arthroplasty involves several important patient-specific considerations. Advanced age may be considered a relative contraindication for elective surgery, ...