Many people believe a knee or hip replacement lasts a lifetime, but doctors say every implant has an expiry date. Most last about 20 to 25 .

Zimmer Biomet earned the FDA’s Breakthrough Device Designation for its iodine-treated total hip replacement system, according to an Oct. 28 news release. The iodine technology uses a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Serious infections in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia have doubled despite increased use of ...

When you have hip replacement surgery, your doctor will likely give you detailed instructions about what to do immediately afterward and while you recuperate at home. In general, there aren’t many ...

Total hip replacement surgery for hemophilia patients is usually successful in creating a more functional joint, according to a systematic review study. However, clinicians and patients need to be ...

Immunoglobulin replacement therapy in CLL patients does not reduce serious infection risk, despite increased usage over 14 years. The study found higher infection rates during immunoglobulin therapy ...

In patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), regular treatment with immunoglobulin replacement therapy was not associated with a reduced risk of serious infections requiring hospitalization, ...

New Delhi: Diabetes may not only lead to joint pain that can severely damage your knee but also increase the risk of infections and blood clots after knee replacement surgery, according to a new study ...

Hip replacement is among the most common orthopedic procedures, with an estimated 544,000 such surgeries performed annually in the United States. In most cases, patients with osteoarthritis of the hip ...

Hip labrum surgery is a medical procedure that repairs or replaces a torn labrum in the hip joint. The success rate for this surgery is high in most people. The hip labrum is a crescent-shaped piece ...

1 Department of Orthopedics, 961th Hospital of PLA, Qiqihaer, China 2 Department of Orthopedics, 960th Hospital of PLA, Jinan, China This article reports and analyzes a case of postoperative ...

SAN DIEGO -- Vancomycin powder, dilute povidone-iodine lavage, and a combination of both treatments were not superior to standard saline for the prevention of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in ...