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 ...

Months after getting a ceramic hip replacement, some patients may be startled to find their artificial joint starts squeaking. Not everyone who gets a ceramic fitting will end up getting one that ...

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoorsTek Medical announced today a five-year, multi-million dollar capital investment program to support the growing worldwide demand for its ceramic hip ...

When it comes to arthritis in the hip joint, patients no longer have to grin and bear it. Instead, hip implants replace damaged natural bearing surfaces with artificial ones in order to alleviate pain ...

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 ...

Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidized zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a new study has found.