Hip Replacement News

Fewer U.S. patients are traveling abroad for non-emergency medical procedures, such as hip replacements or cosmetic surgery, because of the recession.

Ten years ago, I had to retire due to two hip replacements and visual problems. I was 81, very much alive, and hated being nonproductive.

My wife and I are 68 and 66 respectively, happily retired and financially secure.

Peterborough Regional Health Centre has better than provincial averages for general surgery, cancer surgery and hip and knee replacement wait times, according to the latest statistics released last night.

An American friend lives in British Columbia with his wife, who just had hip-replacement surgery, paid by the Canadian taxpayer.

Superstar Billy Graham ranked among the greatest professional wrestlers of his generation - winning the WWWF championship and helping to sell out Madison Square Garden nearly 20 times.

Abstract BACKGROUND: Modern-generation metal-on-metal articulations have a high wear resistance and may therefore be able to improve the long-term performance of artificial joints.

It was only four hours after her surgeon had cut open her leg, sawed off the end of her femur, scraped out her hip socket and fitted it for an artificial replacement.

Abstract The metal-on-metal articulations in total hip arthroplasty were widely used between 1960 and 1975.

Abstract ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: All prostheses with metallic components release metal debris that can potentially activate the immune system.

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Lots of Americans continue to travel overseas for dental and cosmetic surgeries, as well as knee or hip replacements, but at least one research firm expects the recession to temporarily slow the astronomical growth rates that the medical tourism industry had enjoyed.

Dr. Robert Berghoff and Dr. Michael Wilmink with Arizona Orthopaedic Associates will discuss new medical advances in hip and knee replacement surgeries this month at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center.

GPs are once again being warned to cut back on the number of antibiotics they prescribe.

Family doctors are to be told to stop prescribing antibiotics for coughs and colds because overuse is contributing to the spread of hospital bugs and putting vital treatments under threat.

At a luxury hotel conference center in Los Angeles recently, "international hospitals" from Singapore to South America set up half an acre of colorful display booths in an attempt to attract more business from U.S. insurers and employers.

If you think that a hip replacement, a knee replacement or a rod through one leg is an obstacle to exercise, guess again.

At a luxury hotel conference center in Los Angeles last week, ``international hospitals'' from Singapore to South America set up half an acre of colorful display booths in an attempt to attract more business from American insurers and employers.

A vitamin found in avocados could transform hip replacement surgery, enabling one replacement to last a lifetime.

A month ago, Almeta Whitsett was on the waiting list for Mobile Meals. With two hip replacements and a husband with Alzheimer's, the 84-year-old Greensboro woman was finding it harder to cook.