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Avoiding the typical post-surgical precautions after hip replacement surgery -- such as avoiding bending the hip past 90 degrees, turning the knee or foot inward and crossing the leg past the middle of the body -- may lead to shorter inpatient rehabilitation time and faster overall recovery.

Ninety-six percent of patients who were recreational or competitive runners prior to developing hip bone spurs returned to their sport within nine months of arthroscopic surgery, according to new research.

Patients undergoing total hip replacement experience meaningful and lasting improvements in quality of life (QOL) through at least five years after the procedure, reports a new study.

A new analysis of numerous studies indicates that men and women aged 60 years and older who have experienced a hip fracture are at increased risk of dying not only in the short term after the fracture, but also a number of years later.

The first description of a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) (Fig. 1) appeared in a 1946 report by Waris that focused on elbow injuries in javelin throwers1. However, it was not until 1974 that the first UCL reconstruction (UCLR) was performed by Dr. Frank Jobe on Los Angeles Dodgers pitch...

Cubital tunnel syndrome is a chronic disorder associated with pain, numbness, and weakness in the hand. It is caused by entrapment of the ulnar nerve at the level of the elbow as it passes behind the medial epicondyle of the humerus, and affected individuals frequently have impairment of work and av...

Investigators of this study that compared inpatient and outpatient open reduction and internal fixation for ankle fractures found a reduced risk of certain 30-day medical morbidities with outpatient procedures and no differences in surgical morbidity, reoperations and readmissions.

Patients undergoing bilateral total shoulder arthroplasty may have optimized postoperative functional outcomes and satisfaction if the second surgery is performed within 6 months of the first arthroplasty, according to results.

Recently published results showed patients who underwent reverse shoulder arthroplasty commonly experienced heterotopic ossification of the long head of the triceps tendon.

Adequate placement of femoral and acetabular components in computer-navigated hip resurfacing was not associated with elevated metal ion levels, according to recently published results.