When she had her hip replacement operation at the Hospital of St Cross, Rugby in 2014, the implant was in general use in the NHS and there was no indication of any significant issues with the product.

It is driven by an ageing population, increasing obesity rates, and tech advancements. The global hip replacement market is ...

Although the quantification and evaluation of dementia severity is not a standard practice of hip replacement surgeons ... of the femoral head without prosthetic implantation.

Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, is pleased to announce that the latest annual report ...

“Dr Treacy and Dr Peckett did the first hip replacement surgeries using the Polymotion implant at KEMH in January as part of the Investigational Device Exemption [IDE] study for the FDA.

Unlike existing total hip replacement systems ... The advanced Reverse HRS implant is designed to provide greater range of motion in all planes, enhanced hip stability, and to reduce the risk ...

Obesity is a major risk factor for joint failure because excess weight puts more stress on the implants, leading to ...

The perioperative mortality after hip replacement among the very elderly is certainly less than 4%, and in the majority of studies it is less than 2%. Total hip arthroplasty quite consistently ...