http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new study, presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), identifies predictors of complications and mortality following a hip fracture, including dialysis, cardiac disease, diabetes, and a longer time before surgery – the only modifiable risk factor when patients are hospitalized. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-outlines-factors-poor-outcome-mortality.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:20:02 EST news283024473 (Medical Xpress)—The seasonal variation of sunlight in Ireland means newborns from Caucasian women who had more sunlight months during their pregnancy (April – Sep) are more likely to have longer thighbones, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-sunlight-months-pregnancy-newborns-longer.html Health Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:54:02 EST news281696029 (Medical Xpress)—University of California, San Diego Health System is one of only a few hospitals in the nation to offer computer-assisted navigation technology with the direct anterior hip replacement technique, potentially resulting in less pain, faster recovery and fewer dislocations for patients with osteoarthritis and other forms of degenerative joint disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-alternative-hip-technique-results-faster.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:00:02 EST news279267663 Soon after Scott Ebert had his arthritic right hip replaced at 48, he felt so much better he named his new puppy Stryker, after the cool-sounding brand of his hip implant. But his relief was short-lived. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-artificial-hips-corrode-poisoning-patients.html Other Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:00:01 EST news278876398 an alternative to hip replacement often recommended to younger patients – is prone to early failure in many instances, and should not be used in women, according to an Article published Online First in The Lancet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-reveals-unacceptably-high-hip-resurfacing.html Other Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:30:06 EST news268329423 (Medical Xpress)—Two Colorado State University professors have developed a nanostructured surface coating for bone that is expected to help improve the lifetime of bone implants. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-coating-bone-implants.html Medical research Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:20:01 EST news267343191 Scientists at the University of Glasgow are working to harness the regenerative power of stem cells to improve orthopaedic implant surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-stem-cell-powered-implant-revolutionize-orthopedic.html Surgery Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:51:32 EST news265877485 The doctors told Allie Newman that the pain in her right thigh was tendonitis, nothing to worry about. A little physical therapy and she'd be as good as new. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-ucla-teenage-cancer-patient.html Cancer Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:42:14 EST news235212108 Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a group of patients who may have increased difficulty for surgical treatment of a snapping psoas, a condition that usually develops because a teenager or young adult has a pelvis that grows faster than their psoas tendon. The study will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), held July 7-11 in San Diego. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-patients-surgery-snapping-hip-tendon.html Other Sun, 10 Jul 2011 03:54:35 EST news229488855 Arthroscopic treatment of a common hip problem that leads to arthritis is successful in terms of restoring range of motion, according to results from a recent Hospital for Special Surgery study. The study will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, held July 7-11 in San Diego. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-arthroscopic-treatment-common-hip-problem.html Other Sun, 10 Jul 2011 03:53:55 EST news229488825 Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have found that in comparison to open surgery, arthroscopic treatment of a common hip problem that leads to arthritis produces similar outcomes in terms of repairing structural problems in most patients. The study will be published in the July 2011 TK issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-arthroscopy-surgery-equally-efficacious-common.html Other Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:05:14 EST news229363484