Hip replacement surgery has been a work in progress for more than 80 years. Dr. Marius Smith-Petersen in Boston developed the cup arthroplasty in the 1920s and 1930s. Damaged bone from the hip joint was...
The main reason to have a hip replacement is relief of pain. When your hip joint is damaged or diseased it can be severely painful. Along with the pain, you can lose motion in your...
A hip replacement is the removal of all or part of the hip joint and insertion of an artificial ball or an artificial ball and socket. The diseased bone and joint surfaces are replaced with...