Love for sports can take a toll on aging bodies, with deteriorating joints leading to painful osteoarthritis, especially in the hip. For hardcore athletes and weekend warriors, a total hip replacement ...

Hip resurfacing can be a solid alternative to total hip replacement for athletes who want to stay active Three times as many people who got a hip resurfacing remained active compared to those who got ...

Birmingham hip resurfacing offers an effective long-term alternative to total hip replacement, especially for athletic men in their 30s to 50s. Patients who underwent BHR were three times more likely ...

Hip replacement candidates now have a new alternative that offers a quicker recovery time and could get patients back on their feet in as little as two weeks, said Dr. Joseph Hecht, of Orthopedic ...

Q: I'm having a hip replacement in the fall (mini anterior), and I'm a bit worried about the surgery itself and about "going under." Am I being overanxious? -- Rachel F., Fort Worth, Texas ...

Robert Barrack, MD, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at WashU Medicine, led a long-term study that showed that patients who received a Birmingham hip resurfacing ...