Study reveals key insights on the type of femoral stem that minimizes the risk of early postoperative femoral fracture ...

(RTTNews) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety alert about the increased risk of thigh bone fracture after surgery with the use of the Zimmer Biomet CPT Hip System, which was ...

Children with hip and thigh implants designed to help heal a broken bone or correct other bone conditions are at risk for subsequent fractures of the very bones that the implants were intended to ...

Most people experience some pain after a hip replacement. Pain usually ranges from mild to moderate and may radiate to the thigh. Doctors call post-hip replacement surgery pain in the thigh femoral ...

The FDA is getting the word out regarding a recall effort from Zimmer Biomet related to its discontinued CPT hip implant and its potential link to fractures of the thigh bone after placement. Zimmer ...

The FDA is urging healthcare providers to stop purchasing and implanting a total hip replacement system sold by Synovo and recommended that orthopedic surgeons remove all components from their ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- When you think of hip replacement, you probably picture an elderly person having surgery after taking a nasty fall. But young people can also need hip replacement because of a ...

During your initial knee or hip replacement surgery, the prosthetic (artificial) components were either cemented (attached with bone cement) or hammered into the bone so they could eventually attach ...

The Food and Drug Administration said hip replacement surgeries that use Zimmer Biomet's CPT Hip System result in a higher risk of thigh bone fracture. The agency on Tuesday said recent research found ...

As populations continue to age, total hip replacement (THR) is becoming an increasingly common surgical procedure.