When I had a total hip replacement earlier this year, like many people I had no idea what I was in for. These are all of the ...

An Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute orthopedic surgeon has become the first on the West Coast to perform a total hip arthroplasty using Corin’s ApolloHipX on the West Coast. Travis ...

INTRODUCTION. When it comes to performing total hip arthroplasty (THA), there are controversies between anterior and posterior approach. Whereas the posterior is the most traditional and popular ...

Total hip replacement surgery is regarded as among the most valued developments in the history of orthopedics. The procedure relieves pain and restores mobility to people whose joints have been ...

X-ray of a total hip replacement showing the ball, socket and stem implants. Types of hip replacement surgery: Surgical approaches. Although there are many described surgical approaches to the hip, ...

The number and rate of total hip arthroplasty surgeries among inpatients aged 45 and over increased from 138 700 procedures in the year 2000 to 310 800 procedures in 2010: a rate increase of 142.2–257 ...

U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Continuous passive motion devices.. Viveen J, Doornberg JN, Kodde IF, et al. Continuous passive motion and physical therapy (CPM) versus physical ...

Published results showed vitamin C may reduce morphine use and the risk for nausea or vomiting and improve joint function ...

Mark Schinsky, MD, of The American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists in Chicago, performed the first surgery using Exactech’s Alteon short tapered wedge hip system, according to a June 23 news ...

A clinical study led by Lew C. Schon, MD, FACS, FAAOS, Director of Orthopedic Innovation at The Institute of Foot and Ankle ...

The risk for surgical site infection following hip arthroplasty was associated with male sex, BMI, operation time, diabetes, heart disease, and ASA class.

We selected subjects using the Medicare inpatient claims of 25,388 fee-for-service patients 65 years of age or older who underwent unilateral total hip arthroplasty (code 81.51 in the ...