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.

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 ...

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 ...

DIAGNOSED IN THE US EVERY YEAR. IF YOU NEED HIP REPLACEMENT, YOU MIGHT BE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR WHAT’S CALLED A DUAL MOBILITY IMPLANT. AND THAT’S TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER.

GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, is pleased to announce the first ...

From the recalls last of the DePuy Orthopaedics ASR XL acetabular system and the ASR hip resurfacing system to FDA's recent order that all metal-on-metal hip implant manufacturers conduct postmarket ...

A hospital in the Netherlands has performed a world-first surgery using a custom 3D-printed hip implant on a 36-year-old man ...

More than two years after the Food and Drug Administration began receiving complaints about the failure of a hip replacement implant made by the DePuy Orthopaedics unit of Johnson & Johnson, the ...

Woman's all-over itching was caused by an allergy to her hip implant. May 15, 2013— -- When Paula Spurlock started to experience itching and pain all over her body, she never dreamed that she was ...

An Amur tiger that underwent hip-replacement surgery at a zoo outside Chicago has managed to dislodge the orthopedic implant, veterinarians at Brookfield Zoo said Thursday. The hip replacement is ...

(Reuters) - A unit of Johnson & Johnson that makes artificial hips has accused a surgical funding company of seeking excessive profits from financing surgery for patients suing over the devices. The ...