Our bodies are truly amazing! While "bones, tendons, ligaments and joints" may sound just like a chapter title from a high school anatomy textbook, the reality is that these body parts are essential ...

Hip replacement surgery, or hip arthroplasty, is a common procedure that can improve mobility and decrease pain in a hip joint that’s no longer functioning properly. The American College of ...

Americans are wearing out their joints and requiring total hip replacement surgery at increasingly younger ages — some as early as 40. Total hip replacement, a surgical procedure in which the head of ...

In morbidly obese patients, bariatric surgery performed prior to a total hip or knee replacement can reduce in-hospital and 90-day postoperative complications and improve patient health, but it does ...

The femur, or thighbone, is the longest and strongest of the body’s more than 200 bones. It is attached to the hip bone with a smooth, cartilage-lined ball-and-socket joint. The joint carries not only ...

Al Roker returned to TODAY Monday, just 12 days after undergoing total hip replacement surgery on Sept. 18 at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Al, 65, whose struggles with pain from ...

We ask all of our patients to identify a support team (care coach) before their surgery date. Your support team could be a friend, family member, or neighbor—someone who you know and trust, who is ...

Patients return to normal activities much faster and pain free, thanks to Slocum's unique concierge-based RENEW program- Eugene, Ore., Aug. 29, 2016 - An innovative program at Slocum Surgery Center in ...

When Rita Roman received her second cancer diagnosis in April, she knew the road ahead wouldn’t be easy. She had walked it before. The first diagnosis of chondrosarcoma came in 2019 when she ...

With the number of patients receiving hip and knee replacements growing every day, physicians are constantly finding new and improved ways to perform surgery, and the use of the Hana® Table is one of ...

In need of a hip-replacement surgery, a St. Andrews man opted for quicker care in Montreal. But paying out of pocket for ...