Tag: Total joint implants

Does golf swing contribute excessive force to hip implant after THA?

Editor's Note This Japanese study, for the first time, examined kinematics and kinetics of the hip joint during driver golf swings of patients who had a total hip arthroplasty (THA) and finds that the swings do not contribute excessive force to the implant. The researchers recruited 10 primary THA patients…

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By: Judy Mathias
June 6, 2023
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Higher fracture risk after THA with cementless prosthesis

Editor's Note This study led by researchers from the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, finds that total hip arthroplasty (THA) performed with a cementless prosthesis for a femoral neck fracture led to a higher rate of a second fracture and revision surgery. The multicenter analysis included 709 THAs…

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By: Judy Mathias
March 9, 2023
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