DANBURY -- In his job as a custodian at Trumbull High School, David Bunnell has learned this one immutable law. "Whenever they call you, the call would be the farthest place from where I was,'' he ...

A new type of artificial hip, more robust and longer lasting than conventional artificial joints, is to undergo clinical trials and could be available for patients within five years. These 'ceramic-on ...

TONICA, Ill. (AP) David Nagel was determined to play through his bad hip and push his sunken bowling average back into the 180s. But the 55-year-old Tonica man had underestimated the arthritis that ...

Over the past several years, ceramic-based hip replacements have become all the rage. Now, they're incurring it. Ceramic-on-ceramic hip implants, as well as related ceramic implant components, have ...

A federal court has cleared the way for CoorsTek to begin marketing a special pink ceramic device used in hip transplants. The U.S. District Court for the district of Colorado ruled earlier this month ...

Over 300,000 hip replacement surgeries are performed each year in the United States. But even with the advances in medical technology, patients are forced to live with prefabricated, off-the-rack ...

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 ...

While it's not uncommon for older people to get total hip replacements, doctors now often go with hip resurfacing implants for younger patients who have conditions such as osteoarthritis. The devices ...

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 ...