active/passive ankle motion exercises. Rehabilitation after hip arthroplasty is started earlier and is more aggressive today than at its inception 25 years ago. Early mobilization has been proven to ...

Hip replacement surgery replaces part of the hip joint called the ball-and-socket with artificial materials. Metal, plastic, and ceramic can all be used to replace the hip joint. Ceramic is a ...

Aspirin alone doesn’t seem to be enough to prevent symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the months following total hip or knee replacement for osteoarthritis, results of the CRISTAL trial ...

A hip replacement is a common surgical procedure that a surgeon will perform to treat a damaged hip joint. The operation involves replacing the joint with an implant, or a prosthesis. Hip replacement ...

Continuous anticoagulation may effectively reduce the incidence of thromboembolic events in patients with orthopedic trauma, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with enoxaparin, aspirin use resulted in higher rates of symptomatic venous thromboembolism within 90 ...

It’s not all that uncommon to have some knee pain after a hip replacement. Changes in the length of your leg can put some additional pressure or stress on your knee joint. Another common cause is that ...

Most people experience some pain after a hip replacement. Pain usually ranges from mild to moderate and may radiate to the thigh. Doctors call post-hip replacement surgery pain in the thigh femoral ...

New protocol implemented by NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi has reduced its number of deep vein blood clot cases by over 50 percent. Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is when a blood clot forms in a deep ...