Tag: hip replacements

Before you replace that hip, you need to read this article by the NY Times

Before you replace that hip, you need to read this article by the NY Times A recent article in the NY Times asks “Can your hip replacement kill you”?.  Late last year, the American Academy of Surgeons recommended non surgical medical treatments for osteoarthritis of the hip. There are hip replacement alternatives you should investigate before having a joint surgically replaced. While the idea of replacing a hip that just wore out sounds logical, the truth is that before you replace a hip with a replacement joint that has a limited life span and will never function like your original Read More »