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 ...

Total hip arthroplasty (hip replacement) is a common treatment for hip osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease caused by cartilage in the hip joint wearing down. However, clinical outcomes vary ...

A Manhattan man’s discussion with his orthopedic surgeon days before his total hip replacement surgery resulted in a stunning discovery about his heart. David Holland, 57, said his orthopedic surgeon, ...

Hip replacement surgery, also called total hip arthroplasty, involves removing damaged bone and cartilage in your hip and replacing it with artificial parts. During a total hip replacement, your ...

This study shows that preoperative gait speed is a strong predictor of patient-reported pain relief, function, and joint ...

Kathie Lee Gifford had "serious" and "total" hip replacement surgery about a month ago after being in "agonizing pain" as her doctors struggled to find the source. "They had been looking for the ...

Curious what recovery really looks like after a hip replacement? Dr. Ayesha Abdeen, chief of hip and knee replacement surgery at Boston Medical Center, shares what to expect at every step along the ...

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 pain can be hard to deal with. Not only can it cause soreness, stiffness, and inflammation, but it can interfere with critical day-to-day activities like walking and moving. If you’ve suffered ...

You may be able to walk as usual from a couple of weeks to about 3 months after hip replacement surgery. Recovery depends on factors like your overall health, your physical activity, and sticking to ...

Hip replacement surgery may have many benefits, including relieving pain and restoring range of motion, but weight loss is not one of them. Research studies on this topic, such as this 2015 study, ...