March 15, 2004 (San Francisco) — Total hip replacement surgery can be done safely and consistently with two 1.5-inch incisions, and most patients can go home the same day, said a Chicago-area ...

Recent data suggest that the mini-posterior approach to minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty provides superior visualization and a low complication rate. Some surgeons, however, claim that it ...

The anterior and posterior incision approaches to total hip replacement deliver equivalent outcomes, according to a study of patients treated at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery.

March 15, 2004 (San Francisco) — A double-blinded study found no difference in outcomes between patients who received a conventional total hip replacement and those who received a smaller-incision ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO --Total hip replacement sounds painful. In the past total hip replacement required a lengthy recovery time and lots of rehabilitation, but a new procedure available in the Heartland ...

Traditional hip replacement involves cutting through muscles and tendons to get to the hip. Minimally invasive hip replacement involves going between muscles and tendons to get to the hip, Kolb said.

Medically reviewed by Raynetta Samuels, PT, DPT, CLT Key Takeaways Revision hip replacement surgery is more complicated than the first hip replacement. Hip replacements can wear out due to aseptic ...

A hip surgery procedure called subchrondroplasty may benefit young and active people with hip problems. It is minimally invasive and preserves the joint’s natural function. Hip surgery techniques and ...

It was difficult enough hoping that this nagging groin pain was going to go away. It didn’t. Starting as a dull ache, I’d take a Motrin and it would diminish. I won’t let this ache slow me down. I can ...