My mother had a total hip replacement (THR) 20 years ago, at age 50, just after my dad had died of a brain tumour. She would say, ‘at least this hip problem is not life threatening’. After mum’s joint ...

During a hip replacement, your surgeon will remove the parts of your hip joint that are causing pain and replace them with artificial parts. A hip replacement (also called total hip arthroplasty or ...

Total hip replacement is one of the top orthopedic ... “Other disqualifiers are having implants or metal hardware in the hip from prior surgery or having a particularly wide pelvis.” ...