Toronto, ON, September 4, 2024 – Patients who develop a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after a total hip replacement have more than a five-fold increased risk of mortality within 10 years, ...

Share on Pinterest A new hydrogel may help people recovering from knee and hip replacement surgery. Sturti/Getty Images Researchers say they are developing a hydrogen injection that can help treat ...

As the U.S. anticipates an increase in knee and hip replacement surgeries, adding a second antibiotic does not help prevent postoperative infections and can even spur adverse events, according to a ...

A new study found patients receiving undergoing a total hip or knee replacement incurred a higher incidence of surgical site infections when they received general anesthesia for the procedure over the ...

Doctors typically give the antibiotic cefazolin to people who have knee and hip replacements in order to prevent infection. Some physicians have debated if adding another antibiotic — vancomycin — ...

Hip discomfort is a common issue, particularly among adults over the age of fifty, and can signal underlying osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease affecting cartilage, bone, and surrounding ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Every year, thousands of knee and hip replacement patients develop debilitating infections after surgery. Researchers at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation are using a ...