A lthough infection after hip replacement surgery is relatively rare (around 1 in 100), the impact on patients' lives can be devastating. A new website and toolkit have been developed to help ...

As with any surgery, there are risks associated with hip replacement. Although complications are rare, these are some of them. Infection Infection can occur at the surgical site or deeper within ...

hip replacements have some risks: Blood clot in your leg or lung Dislocation Infection of the replacement joint Nerve or blood vessel damage. Our surgeons take extra precautions to avoid these ...

In the UK, the average rate of infection for double hip replacement ... ‘While other successful techniques for hip replacement surgery with a next-day recovery exist, the Rottinger Approach ...

I'm an orthopedic surgeon and we're about to perform a total hip replacement for a patient ... to an implant we take extra precautions in surgery. We wear astronaut suits so that we do not ...

We now offer virtual rehabilitation for joint replacement patients after surgery. Our video teleconferencing system allows you ... depending on your age and how much wear and tear you put on your hip ...

The University of Southern California has been approved for $10.8 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered ...

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Some patients are being discharged on the same day they have had orthopaedic joint replacement surgery at a county hospital.