Before he became an avid hiker, Mattatuck Museum Director Bob Burns was so riddled with arthritis in his hips that he had to lift his leg off the gas pedal to brake his car. "I was in constant pain ...

Traditionally, orthopaedic surgeons have repaired a common fracture of the upper part of the thigh bone, or femur, near the hip using screws and ... if hip replacement surgery, also known as ...