Arthritis & Rheumatism

HRT cuts risk of repeat knee/hip replacement surgery by 40 percent

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) taken regularly for six months after a knee or hip replacement seems to cut the risk of repeat surgery by around 40%, indicates a large population based study published online in the Annals ...

Surgery

'Prehabilitation' prepares patients for hip and knee surgery

In less than 10 years, osteoarthritis has claimed both of Barbara Carson's knees and one of her hip joints. Yet it wasn't until the most recent surgery on her right knee that Carson heard the term "prehabilitation," let alone ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Osteoarthritis improved by extra physiotherapy programmes

Aanual physiotherapy or regular exercise programmes make a significant difference for people with painful osteoarthritis in the knee and hip joints, and are cost-effective, new research from the University of Otago shows.

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Women with lupus seem at higher risk for hip fractures

(HealthDay)—Women with lupus—the autoimmune disease that can damage skin, joints and organs—also are at higher risk of a hip fracture known as a cervical fracture, new research from Taiwan suggests.

Medical research

New blood test finds allergies before implant surgery

Imagine what Paula Spurlock must have been going through. Shortly after having a hip replaced in 2011, the trouble started. "I had horrible itching, really bad migraines and intense pain throughout my body," she said. "I ...

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