Hip Replacement

Doctors typically give the antibiotic cefazolin to people who have knee and hip replacements in order to prevent infection. Some physicians have debated if adding another antibiotic — vancomycin — ...

People who had hip and knee replacements and reported on outcomes had a “small improvement” over traditional post-surgery care, a study shows.

There is no evidence that delaying surgery for nonoperative treatments such as physical therapy, injections or oral anti-inflammatories leads to improved outcomes, the authors of a new clinical practice...

Home healthcare services provided after hospital discharge have, in general, been associated with reduced healthcare cost and utilization. A new study examining costs after hip replacement surgery hints...

Faster increase seen for total hip arthroplasty, while total knee arthroplasty has slightly higher odds of complications

Patients more often have sacral insufficiency fracture contralateral, rather than ipsilateral, to previous total hip arthroplasty

Additional efforts are needed to help patients get up to a healthy level of physical activity following total hip arthroplasty, according to the results of a recent study published in The Journal of Bone...

Warfarin increases knee and hip replacement risk in osteoarthritis … CMS on holidays: No get-togethers, full guidance may be forthcoming … Black patients with rheumatoid arthritis more likely to be...

Lower back pain resolved in fully 82% of arthritis patients after hip replacement surgery, say orthopedist-researchers.

Flu shot may protect heart bypass patients during recovery … New device can “spray paint” drug-imbued fiber bandages on wounds … Less affluent patients more likely to be discharged to SNF after...