This is used for people with pain or loss of function in both hips because of arthritis, childhood hip disorders, or other hip-related bone diseases. There are benefits to the surgery if a person ...
Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD Severe hip arthritis can cause pain and difficulty walking. Many people who have these debilitating symptoms because of hip arthritis will elect to undergo ...
I'm an orthopedic surgeon and we're about to perform a total hip replacement for a patient with severe osteoarthritis of ... we take extra precautions in surgery. We wear astronaut suits so ...
In most instances, doctors say a secondary arthritis usually develops as well, further increasing pain, and facilitating the need for hip replacement surgery. "Some people come to replacement ...
2008;59(9):1221-1228. Treatment strategies for osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip have traditionally involved pharmacologic pain relief, surgical intervention and other measures such as weight ...