Around 117,000 people living in England and Wales had a hip replacement in 2024. Although hip replacements are often thought ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Metal hip replacements implanted in a half-million Americans may be failing earlier than expected, but it could be years before U.S. health regulators have a clear picture of the ...

TONICA, Ill. (AP) David Nagel was determined to play through his bad hip and push his sunken bowling average back into the 180s. But the 55-year-old Tonica man had underestimated the arthritis that ...

Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidized zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a new study has found.

A woman who suffered from cobalt poisoning caused by a toxic hip implant is leading calls for action to prevent harm caused ...

Surgeons are treating patients with a new type of hip implant that could lead to better outcomes for younger, more active people requiring surgery. Fifteen patients have so far been treated with a ...

When it comes to arthritis in the hip joint, patients no longer have to grin and bear it. Instead, hip implants replace damaged natural bearing surfaces with artificial ones in order to alleviate pain ...

Hip pain can be hard to deal with. Not only can it cause soreness, stiffness, and inflammation, but it can interfere with critical day-to-day activities like walking and moving. If you’ve suffered ...