The femoral stem is the portion of the replacement that fits into your thigh bone. Historically, this is made from cobalt-chromium and/or titanium metals. In the modern era of hip replacements, cemented stems (inserted with an epoxy bone cement) are composed of cobalt-chromium metals. Cementle...
Ready for a hip replacement? Find out what to expect, from the day of hip surgery until months after your hip replacement.
The four family members are gathered around a table filled with various store-bought foods. KI-TEK What a special occasion. The four of us gathered here to celebrate the partial reactivation of our phones as well as our son’s upcoming job interview with a national franchise. Ki-Tek tr...
As a result, she says, some of the injuries associated with running, such as runner’s knee, are uncommon among race walkers. But the sport’s strange form does place considerable stress on the ankles and hips, so people with a history of such injuries might want to be cautious in adopt...
Shapewear is a type of undergarment designed to improve the appearance of the wearer’s body in a certain outfit. It can flatten your stomach, hips, thighs, and more. It makes the outfit you’re wearing look nicer by smoothing everything out. While it’s more targeted toward women, it’...
What to Expect from a Personalized Knee or Hip Replacement Our personalized knee and hip replacement implants are designed to help restore your mobility and natural motion. Learn more about what to expect after knee replacement surgery below!
Orthopedic inserts are removable pieces that can be placed inside shoes to improve muscle and joint movement. Most orthopedic...
If your fingers, hips, knees, or other joints feel painful when you use them, you could have osteoarthritis (sometimes just called arthritis, or OA). It’s a swelling of your joints brought on by wear and tear over many years. The cartilage (a rubbery tissue covering the ends of your ...
What I thought: I reveled in the supportive comfort of the Live N Dream bed for three nights at the Novotel Toronto. After long days of sightseeing and plenty of walking, I greatly benefitted from this bed's excellent pressure relief along my knees and hips, but not at the expense of ...
This type of rootkit is designed to function at the level of the operating system itself. What this means is that the rootkit can effectively add new code to the OS, or even delete and replace OS code. Kernel rootkits are advanced and complex pieces of malware and require advanced technical...