A hemiarthroplasty is a partial hip replacement used to treat a hip fracture. Rarely, it may also be used to treat a hip damaged by arthritis. Your hip joint is often described as a “ball-in-socket” ...

Globally, hip fractures are among the top 10 causes of disability in adults. For displaced femoral neck fractures, there remains uncertainty regarding the effect of a total hip arthroplasty as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hemiarthroplasty was associated with a lower risk of hip dislocation at 1 year compared with THA. Researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BALTIMORE — Total hip arthroplasty — rather than hemiarthroplasty — should be the treatment of choice for active ...

(HealthDay)—The difference in health-related quality of life is modestly improved and statistically significant for patients aged 60 years or older with an intracapsular hip fracture who receive a ...

Bipolar hemiarthroplasty (BHA) is a surgical treatment for femoral neck fractures of the hip. An artificial joint with two bearings replaces the damaged joint. The bearings allow the head to swivel ...

Controversy exists over the use of bone cement in hip fractures treated with hemiarthroplasty. Only limited data on quality of life after cemented as compared with modern uncemented hemiarthroplasties ...

Patients aged 80 and older who develop acute kidney injury around the time of hip fracture surgery face a markedly higher risk of dying in hospital, according to a retrospective cohort study published ...