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People in their 20s are now getting hip replacements
Between 2000 and 2010, the number of hip replacements in people age 45 to 54 more than tripled, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Locally, at the Hospital for Special Surgery on the Upper East Side
In and out: Hip surgery in the morning, home by night
Americans are wearing out their joints and requiring total hip replacement surgery at increasingly younger ages — some as early as 40.
Exactech Announces Successful First Hip Replacement Surgery with New Alteon® Cup and XLE® Liner
GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for extremities, hip and knee, announced today the successful first surgery using its recently-cleared Alteon® Cup and XLE® Liner.
I got my hip replaced at 39. Here’s why that might get more common
The five-inch-long forged hunk of metal came off the assembly line in a Memphis, Tennessee, factory in December 2017. Manufactured by a company called Smith and Nephew, the component is a model called Anthology.
Same-Day Hip Replacement
Hip replacement surgery is now an outpatient procedure due to an increasingly popular surgical technique; surgeons promise less pain and faster recovery
A New Hip in the Morning, Home That Night
Hip pain can arise from arthritis, tendonitis, a fracture, sciatica, or even gynecological problems in women. Regular stretching and strengthening exercises can do a lot to keep your hips healthy and pain-free
Orthopedists start to adopt virtual continuity of care
For decades, many medical specialties have used telemedicine, which is the electronic delivery of pictures or radiographs to diagnose and treat patients.
Same-day hip replacements get patients back on their feet
NEW YORK -- Debbie Spina is a supervisor for the radiology department at the Hospital for Joint Diseases at the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City.
Gary Cohn, Ken Langone, Kochs Get Hip at Musculoskeletal Ball
When it comes to the difficulties of finding donors, many nonprofits get a little jealous of hospitals, with their steady supply of grateful patients to ask for support.
Naproxen Lowers Ossification Risk in Hip Arthroscopy
LAS VEGAS — The risk for heterotopic ossification after hip arthroscopy is 11 times lower when the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) naproxen is used, a new study shows.
