Physical therapy, walking aids, and injections can help avoid a hip replacement. Hip resurfacing surgery preserves more bone and is an option for younger patients. Hip fusion surgery eliminates motion ...

Robert Barrack, MD, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at WashU Medicine, led a long-term study that showed that patients who received a Birmingham hip resurfacing ...

Q: I'm having a hip replacement in the fall (mini anterior), and I'm a bit worried about the surgery itself and about "going under." Am I being overanxious? -- Rachel F., Fort Worth, Texas A: More ...

A doctor may recommend hip surgery if you don’t experience symptom relief from more conservative options or if you have a sudden and serious injury. Hip surgery is one of the most common kinds of ...

You can feel hip pain at any stage of life, including childhood, young adulthood and the middle years. This can come as a surprise; many people associate hip pain with old age. It can strike fear into ...