The overall inflammation and degeneration of the cartilage cause pain, sometimes to the point that mobility becomes a problem. When mobility becomes a problem knee or hip replacement surgery may become necessary.
So the hip replacement surgery is done, now what? Dr. Dan Albright, an orthopedic surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina explains what happens next. He discusses what happens in the hospital and then what to expect in rehab and back at home.
A broken bone, or fracture, happens when excessive force applied to a bone causes it to break or shatter. A hip fracture occurs when there is a break in the hip bone, usually in the upper part of the femur or the pelvic bone. Hip fractures are a particular …
Since last summer, Ranganathan and his team — consisting of Jill Sharkey, a member of Rowan University’s class of 2017, and Ridwan Murshed, a Rowan grad student from Bangladesh — have been working to develop new pieces that would administer …
Hip pain can be the result of several conditions. It can be due to a fracture from a fall or other type of accident. This hip pain means a bone has either been cracked or completely broken. A person should …
Dr. Dan Albright, orthopedic surgeon discusses the three approaches to hip replacement surgery: anterior, lateral and posterior and which approach he feels has the quickest recovery. For more information on hip replacement surgery and the different approaches, contact Dr. Dan …
Now new research shows that stem cells could one day be stimulated to make a special type of cartilage to help repair large, hard-to-heal bone fractures. Source: Science Daily Read more
At the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting, Ronald A. Navarro, MD, discussed a study which evaluated whether knee arthroscopy for treatment of meniscal damage bought patients more time to knee replacement compared with physical therapy (PT). He said …
Three-hundred thirty-two thousand Americans have hip replacement every year. For most, the surgery requires a hospital stay, and weeks of rehabilitation. Now, a different approach to surgery is getting patients back on their feet and out of the hospital faster than …
Adults are at higher risk for major osteoporotic fracture if one of their parents experienced a hip fracture, particularly if that fracture occurred at a younger age, according to recent study findings. Source: Healio Read more
