ORLANDO, Fla. — The amount of fluoroscopy time was greatly reduced during direct-anterior approach total hip arthroplasty when surgeons used a handheld navigation unit instead of fluoroscopy during ...

Successful total hip arthroplasty with the Metha short-stem prosthesis (B. Braun Aesculap; Tuttlingen, Germany) depends on the correct indication and an accurate preoperative measurement of the ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A new approach to hip replacement surgery uses a high-tech tool to allow surgeons to customize each operation. Using the Optimized Position System, or OPS, doctors can create a ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)--New technology is helping surgeons personalize hip replacement surgery for the first time. Climbing the stairs of his 3-story walk up used to be 15 minutes of excruciating pain for ...

Hips rotate forward causing lengthened hip flexors and shortened lumbar extensors (Figure A) After long term exposure to this positioning the muscles will adjust to these improper lengths. Figure C ...

Dutch scientists have reported that in manning the progress of osteoarthritis of the hip, it helps to take X-rays. Dutch scientists have reported that in manning the progress of osteoarthritis of the ...