These types of comments are really expressing a concern for the comorbidities and associated processes that occur at a higher rate in the very elderly. Most surgeons who specialize in hip and knee ...

People who follow a healthier diet and have a lower waist-to-hip ratio during midlife may have better brain and cognitive health in older age, a new study suggests.

In the modern era of medicine, a 100-year-old man, Mr. S. C. Kapur, successfully underwent a hip replacement surgery in New ...

According to Helite, the Hip’Air reduces about 90% of the impact force. This could be particularly useful to the elderly. Over 300,000 people 65 and older get hospitalized for hip fractures per ...

A recent randomized controlled trial conducted across three Norwegian hospitals examined whether preoperative exercise programs benefit older adults awaiting total hip replacement (THR). The study, ...

IMAGE] 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 ...

By contrast, there are certain conditions in the very elderly that most consider an absolute contraindication to hip replacement surgery, as other pain relieving surgeries are sometimes equally as ...