George Trujillo has always been physically active. His favorite sports? Skiing and skiing. “Summer and winter,” he said. He also loves biking, hiking, mountain climbing, dirt bikes, and motorcycles.

Hip replacement is a major, arduous elective surgery, and rehabilitation afterwards takes time, according to an expert from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. It'll also take coordinated planning ...

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 ...

The worldwide incidence of hip fractures in 2019, was estimated to be more than 14 million (95% CI 11·1–18·1 million), with a higher incidence in individuals aged 65 years and older and in women.1 The ...

A major international clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London and Uppsala University in Sweden has found that ...

As populations continue to age, total hip replacement (THR) is becoming an increasingly common surgical procedure. Experts estimate that approximately one million THRs are performed each year ...

Needing a hip replacement is unfortunate, but even more unfortunate is to need to do it again. Surgeons at Osaka Metropolitan University have provided new insights into the performance of two types of ...

Surgeons compared traditional and new fully hydroxyapatite-coated hip replacement stems. They found the new stems offer larger contact areas, while traditional ones preserve bone density long-term.