Core decompression surgery is a newer surgical procedure compared with standard total hip replacement, and it has shown promising results. 11 Unfortunately, the disadvantage of this procedure is that ...

Dear Doctors: My mom is 61. She started having hip pain and figured it meant a hip replacement surgery at some point in the future. When she saw her doctor, the tests showed osteonecrosis, and the ...

AVN is a rare and usually asymptomatic complication during myeloma therapy. Cumulative dexamethasone dose, male sex, and younger age, but not thalidomide, increase the risk of AVN.

NEW HAVEN — The hip requires a well-formed ball and socket to keep us walking, standing and bending without pain, but without good blood flow, the head of the femur — the ball in the joint — can crack ...

Young people are increasingly facing severe mobility loss due to a little-known bone condition. Hip and knee surgeon Dr ...