DANBURY -- In his job as a custodian at Trumbull High School, David Bunnell has learned this one immutable law. "Whenever they call you, the call would be the farthest place from where I was,'' he ...

While it's not uncommon for older people to get total hip replacements, doctors now often go with hip resurfacing implants for younger patients who have conditions such as osteoarthritis. The devices ...

CHICAGO - Indiana resident Luke Pascale runs two pizza restaurants and had worked out three times a week. He also enjoyed long bike rides with his wife, but last year, the pain in his hip became so ...

When it comes to arthritis in the hip joint, patients no longer have to grin and bear it. Instead, hip implants replace damaged natural bearing surfaces with artificial ones in order to alleviate pain ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Data in a few recent international joint replacement registers show an increase in the use of large-head ceramic ...

Hip replacement surgery, or hip arthroplasty, is a common procedure that can improve mobility and decrease pain in a hip joint that’s no longer functioning properly. The American College of ...

Paulina Porizkova is getting double hip replacement surgery. The model, 58, took to Instagram this week to tell fans that the procedure is "long overdue." "It turns out I was born with congenital hip ...

Question: If artificial hips are made of surgical steel, which is a lot stronger than bone, then why do they wear out after only 10 or 15 years? -- J.T., Huntsville, Ala. Answer: It's not the metal ...