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How often do hip and knee replacements need revision?
A comprehensive study using nationwide data on hip and knee replacements in England has found that one in seventy-five patients require a revision of their joint replacement after three years.   view more (2008-09-02)

Hip resurfacing is not for everyone
Hip resurfacing is often seen as a modern alternative to the more conventional total hip replacement, but new data from a study led by Rush University Medical Center suggest that a patient's age and gender are key to the operation's success.   view more (2008-11-04)

Hip protectors can reduce fractures by 40%
The use of hip protectors in nursing homes can reduce hip fractures by about 40%, yet acceptance of hip protectors is poor, according to a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers in Germany identified 42 nursing homes in Hamburg. Homes were allocated either to usual care (control group) or an intervention programme consisting of structured education... view more... (2003-01-08)

Professional footballers at 10 times the risk of hip osteoarthritis in later life
Professional footballers are 10 times as likely to develop osteoarthritis of the hip in later life as their peers, reveals research in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The study showed that this was despite not having had any serious hip injuries during their professional career.   view more (2003-01-24)

Need for hip replacements could double within next 30 years
Researchers estimated the likely numbers of hip replacements needed in the UK according to projected changes in population, numbers in each age band, and data from Sweden, which has a similar universal health care system and equivalent rates of osteoarthritis, but where attempts have been made to prioritise demand.   view more (1999-09-02)

Hip replacement breakthrough
Find all our recent releases at http://www.shu.ac.uk/news   view more (1999-05-18)

Carbon dioxide laser resurfacing may reduce wrinkles over long term
Carbon dioxide laser resurfacing appears to be an effective long-term treatment for facial wrinkles, according to a report in the July/August issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.   view more (2008-07-22)

Use of hip protector does not reduce risk of hip fracture for nursing home residents
Use of an energy-absorbing hip protector did not provide a protective effect against hip fracture for nursing home residents, adding to increasing evidence that hip protectors, as currently designed, are not effective for preventing hip fractures.   view more (2007-07-25)

Broken hearts increase the risk of broken bones
Feeling lonely or unhappy increases the risk of hip fracture in elderly people, shows a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The finding was independent of the amount or type of psychotropic drugs, such as tranquillizers and hypnotics, being taken.   view more (1999-05-25)

MDCT Arthrography Good for Assessing Hip Dysplasia
MDCT arthrography is an accurate method for assessing cartilage loss in patients with hip dysplasia and may be more reliable than MRI in such instances.   view more (2005-08-08)

Low estrogen levels in men linked to increased risk for hip fracture
A new study has found that men with low estrogen levels have an increased risk for future hip fracture, and those with both low estrogen and low testosterone levels have the greatest risk.   view more (2006-05-01)

Infants should be screened for hip trouble
Developmental hip dysplasia is the most common congenital defect in newborns. The condition occurs when a hip joint is shallow, unstable or when the joint is dislocated. Infants with the condition are often at risk of developing arthritis of the hip as a young adult.   view more (2009-07-01)

Prevalence of US osteoprotic hip fracture hospitalizations declines despite an aging population
The prevalence of hospitalisations for osteoporotic (non-traumatic) hip fractures in the USA declined significantly from 1988 to 2005, despite an increase in all-cause hospitalisations over the same period and a general ageing of the population, according to research presented today at EULAR 2008, the Annual Congress of the European League Against... view more... (2008-06-13)

Centrefold models are becoming more androgynous
The shapely body characteristics of centrefold models have given way to more androgynous ones, concludes a study in this week's Christmas issue of the BMJ. Researchers looked at trends in Playboy centrefold models' body measurements by analysing 577 consecutive monthly issues of Playboy, from the magazine's inception in December 1953 to December... view more... (2002-12-18)

Low vitamin D linked to higher risk of hip fracture
Women with low levels of vitamin D have an increased risk of hip fracture, according to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health presented this week at the 29th annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research at the Hawaii Convention Center.   view more (2007-09-21)

Genes may determine success of hip replacement surgery
The success of long term hip replacement surgery may lie in the genes, suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.   view more (2007-03-15)

Institute for Aging Research finds modifiable hip fracture complications contribute to mortality
Potentially modifiable post-fracture complications, including pneumonia and pressure ulcers, are associated with an increased risk of death among nursing home residents who have suffered a hip fracture, according to a new study conducted by scientists at the Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife.   view more (2009-05-22)

Anti-inflammatory drugs following hip replacement surgery could harm rather than help
The use of anti-inflammatory drugs following hip replacement surgery could do more harm than good.   view more (2006-09-11)

Hip replacement improves function, saves money, at any age
Seniors with osteoarthritis who undergo total hip replacement are twice as likely as those who do not to show improvements in physical functioning and increased ability to care for themselves, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.   view more (2008-06-17)

Healthy bones program reduces hip fractures by 37 percent
Proactive measures can reduce hip fracture rates by an average of 37.2 percent -- and as much as 50 percent -- among those at risk, according to a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente Southern California. The study was published online on November 3 by The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, a peer-reviewed journal.   view more (2008-11-05)
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