Growing old can be a process of giving up a little bit on the fringes. You stop doing certain things like using stairs, carrying groceries and before you know it you have...
Obesity is becoming a significant problem in the United States. From 1960 to 2000 the rate of obesity more than doubled from 12.8% to 30%. Obesity is defined as a body ma...
At a symposium held during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting, 2009, the role of gender in the development of osteoarthritis was reviewed. One st...
The goals of hip replacement include the relief of pain secondary to various forms of arthritis, restoration of function, providing a stable hip with a functional range o...
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, 06/04/09, N. Tergesen writes a column on “Doubt’s Raised Over New Type Of Hip Surgery”. Outcomes Of Resurfacing...
At Valley Orthopedic Associates, we have created and maintained a total joint registry prospectively following up patients undergoing primary and revision total hip arthr...
In a recent article in Arthritis Research and Therapy, authors noted the significant relationship between obesity, as defined by a body mass index greater than 30 and the...
In a recent article in Arthritis Research and Therapy, authors noted the significant relationship between obesity, as defined by a body mass index greater than 30 and the...
At the recent American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, a paper was presented at the Hip Society, which compared metal-on-metal large...
At the recent American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in Las Vegas Nevada, a research project from the Orthopedic Research Laboratories in Cleveland, Ohio...
