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At MCJR, patients are finding new mobility and new life with their successful hip replacement surgeries and Ambre Stephens is living proof.

Q: I am 68 years old, and I am going to need a hip replacement. I've been reading about it, and some people say that you can ...

University of Arkansas football Coach Sam Pittman will enter training camp without pain in his hip, an occurrence that never happened last season after he learned late in the summer he would need ...

A new orthopedic surgeon is now practicing in Cadillac, offering patients expanded access to hip and knee replacement care ...

After decades of excruciating pain, a breakthrough sickle cell disease treatment made all the difference for one patient.

Total hip replacement is one of the most commonly performed orthopedic procedures in the U.S., but debate continues around the best surgical approach. During a recent presentation hosted by Becker’s ...

Trump administration moves to release billions in federal education cash Kelly Osbourne breaks silence over death of father ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - Novant Health said there is a faster, safer joint replacement to help get people back on their feet. Novant Health orthopedic surgeon Dustin Hambright, MD, says hip ...

Hip replacement surgery involves replacing a hip joint with an artificial implant. Learn the expected lifespan of a hip replacement and how to optimize its duration.

Despite the risk of subsequent fractures in patients with osteoporosis, only approximately 20% of patients nationally receive the appropriate evaluation and treatment following a fragility fracture.

Area man Timothy Reimer, 69, has emerged from a hip replacement surgery as the hippest man in all of Reinland. “I no longer listen to gospel quartets. From now on it’s all Kendrick Lamar for me,” said ...