GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, is pleased to announce the first ...

When Patrick Kane steps onto the ice for his first NHL game as a Detroit Red Wing on Thursday, Dr. Edwin Su will be watching "with a little bit of nervousness." Su, an orthopedic surgeon who ...

The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) is requested to review the scientific evidence for metal on metal (MoM) hip resurfacing as an alternative to total hip arthroplasty. This is an update ...

The overarching concept for successful hip resurfacing is to optimize the intended bearing function and minimize the chances for unintended patterns of movement like subluxation or edge-loading. This ...

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Hip replacement, an operation that about 300,000 Americans undergo each year, is one of the great success stories of modern medicine. But woe to those who outlive their artificial hips, which ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As knowledge of the performance and outcomes of hip arthroplasty with metal-on-metal bearings increases, the ...

Active adults suffering from hip pain due to degenerative hip disease and abnormalities such as osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, dysplasia or avascular necrosis now have an alternative to hip ...

Surgeons are treating patients with a new type of hip implant that could lead to better outcomes for younger, more active people requiring surgery. Fifteen patients have so far been treated with a ...

Appropriate ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore for the study of these patients. These patients were clinically compared to ...

Surgeons are treating patients with a new type of hip implant that could lead to better outcomes for younger, more active people requiring surgery. Surgeons are treating patients with a new type of ...