VIENNA — Clinical researchers studying the effect of bearing surface on a patient’s risk of revision for dislocation following primary total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis found patient age and ...

Long-term population-based studies have documented rates of THA failure of 1% per year or less, though there is considerable variation in revision rates among patient groups defined by factors such as ...

March 4, 2009 (Las Vegas, Nevada) — Large articulations significantly reduce the incidence of dislocations after primary and revision total hip arthroplasty (THA), according to results from a ...

Obesity is a leading risk factor for osteoarthritis, a painful and disabling joint disease. While excessive weight can aggravate the toll on almost any joint, obesity has been associated with a higher ...

Hip replacement surgery is highly successful in relieving pain, restoring mobility and improving quality of life. More than 330,000 procedures are performed each year in the United States, and that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Elevated BMI had no association with increased risks of dislocation or revision after total hip arthroplasty.

Patients who received a new artificial implant known as a 'dual mobility' hip replacement had zero dislocations, reports a new study. The findings of the study are presented at the American ...

December 18, 2020 - The cumulative incidence of hip dislocation following total hip replacement is about 50 percent higher than suggested by simple analysis of hospital data, reports a study in The ...

The cumulative incidence of hip dislocation following total hip replacement is about 50 percent higher than suggested by simple analysis of hospital data, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & ...