Hip Resurfacing Shows Higher Failure Rate Than Replacement Younger, taller, and heavier patients who undergo primary total hip replacement (THR) are at a greater risk of needing a revision surgery.

(HealthDay News) – Among elderly patients receiving total hip replacements for osteoarthritis, the risk of revision hip replacement is highest in the 18 months after surgery and among those aged 65–75 ...

A 95-year-old woman, who was bedridden for two years with severe hip pain, successfully underwent a revision total hip replacement procedure at a private hospital in Adyar. As per a press release, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During the past 4 years, the EFORT Advanced Course on Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement has achieved great ...

Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of pain, disability and health care use among adults. The hip is the second most common large joint affected by osteoarthritis.1 – 3 Although research has advanced ...

Hip arthroplasty revision is highest in the first 18 months after the index arthroplasty. Revision risk is also higher in younger patients who are more likely to survive to require revision. Jeffrey N ...