When we first discover, through bone-on-bone pain or an achy thigh or hip area, that we will be needing a hip replacement – our minds might be flooded with fears, questions and a WTF moment or two. I know that my mind and emotions were constantly alternating between disbelief, panic,...
Performer Is on the Mend after a Hip ReplacementJoy Abbott, the part-time Honolulu resident who's a former Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner, is...Harada, Wayne
The survey was conducted with 23 carers using postal questionnaires before and 3 months after the care receivers had undergone a total hip replacement. It concluded that carers do experience stress from looking after people with osteoarthritis waiting for a total hip replacement and that the carers'...
The article presents a case study of a 70-year-old man who endured peripheral neuropathy after a failed hip replacement. Computed tomography showed that the femur neck was in eccentric position with respect to the acetabular cavity, and rupture of the ceramic insert. It mentions that the periphe...
The decision to start running after a knee or hip replacement, like the choice to have surgery in the first place, requires an individualized conversation between doctor and athlete, he notes. And as more younger people receive artificial hips and knees, these discussions are taking on a new ...
A person recovering from a hip replacement operation should not bent over during the first six weeks, resulting in being dependent on other people in almost all areas of life. Putting on shoes is particularly difficult. A shoehorn with a long handle could be worn on a collar but is not co...
(HealthDay)—Aspirin is a cost-effective choice for prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) following total hip arthroplasty, but the choice of aspirin versus low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for patients younger than 80 years undergoing total kne
We have investigated whether control of balance is improved during stance and gait and sit-to-stand tasks after unilateral total hip replacement undertaken for . We examined 25 patients with a mean age of 67 years (sd 6.2) before and at four and 12 months after surgery and compared the find...
Aspirin is as effective as dalteparin for venous thromboembolism prevention after hip replacement, according to a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 778 patients.
The epidemiology of total hip replacement dislocations: Our institutional experience Purpose : The prevalence and aetiology of THR dislocations in a University Teaching Hospital is presented. Methods : All patients treated in our institution who undergone a primary or a revision THR and sustained a hip...