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

Could a 2-pound piece of titanium and ceramic change your life? Maybe, if a deteriorating hip joint -- or two -- is causing constant pain and threatening your ability to work, play and walk. While ...

“Don’t ignore it. If you’re a young patient and you can’t sit in the car for 30 minutes at a time or you’re walking down a ...

Dr. Maxwell Thomas is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon specializing in primary and revision joint arthroplasty of the hip, knee, and shoulder. Dr. Thomas has been practicing in the Valley for ...

Hip replacement surgery is becoming increasingly common, as waves of aging baby boomers desire to remain active well beyond their golden years. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic ...

Mike Gaetano, 65, of Williamsport, has always lived with purpose — in business, in family, and in fitness. A former college ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WPVI) -- People with damaged hips can now avoid joint replacements with a procedure first developed for knee surgery. During subchondroplasty, a bone hardening material is injected ...

Recent studies have cast doubt over the perceived benefits of hip resurfacing versus total hip replacement, and the studies may indicate that hip resurfacing could have a higher risk for complications ...

Total hip arthroplasty (hip replacement) is a common treatment for hip osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease caused by ...

Joint replacement surgeries are complicated procedures. While knee and hip replacements can help alleviate pain and improve function, there are some differences between the two procedures. Chris Pelt, ...

Calm as the horizon, lying flat on his stretcher with his stolid wife and 50-year-old son in chairs beside him, Nick was down. About an hour earlier he had bent over to put on his socks and his leg ...