Every year more than a quarter of a million Americans have total hip replacement surgery. It's almost always a successful operation that frees patients from what's often described as disabling pain.

Hip replacement surgery, also called total hip arthroplasty, involves removing damaged bone and cartilage in your hip and replacing it with artificial parts. During a total hip replacement, your ...

For those with hip problems, replacement surgery has been a last-resort treatment for decades. But a new way of performing the procedure is making recovery faster and easier. Seventy-seven year-old ...

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 ...

Hip replacement surgery can be a life-changing procedure for anyone suffering from pain, stiffness and loss of function associated with arthritis, injury, or general wear and tear of the hip joint.