The perioperative mortality after hip replacement among the very elderly is certainly less than 4%, and in the majority of studies it is less than 2%. Total hip arthroplasty quite consistently ...

“The simplest hip replacement is a partial hip replacement,” says Dr ... This approach is mostly to treat fractures, particularly in elderly patients who tend to put less strain on the ...

Shirley Harris, 89, was left in agony after a fall and her family called an ambulance at 10am but faced a long wait for ...

Carrum Health is the preferred provider of total/partial hip and knee replacement procedures for benefits-eligible Purdue employees and dependents age 18 and over covered on a Purdue medical plan.

AST/ALT ratio may predict 1-year mortality in elderly patients operated for femoral neck fracture suggests a study published ...

Mobility and independence are crucial to elderly citizens as our population ages. Knee and hip replacements are two of the ...