The most common reason for total hip arthroplasty is end-stage degenerative hip osteoarthritis (OA). It affects about 88 out of 100,000 people per year in the United States.

Source Reference: Myles PS, Liew SM "Analgesic effectiveness after total hip arthroplasty" Lancet Rheumatol 2024; DOI: 10.1016/S2665-9913(24)00030-4.

Computer-assisted total joint arthroplasty has become more popular in the 2 decades since its introduction.There are a range of options now available, including robotics and hand-held navigation ...

In a 2023 study, researchers reported the average cost of total hip arthroplasty as $53,324 and $75,037 for revision surgery across the United States from 2006 to 2015.

Topical vancomycin powder failed to reduce periprosthetic joint infection after hip and knee arthroplasty, based on data from approximately 5000 patients.. Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI ...

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, according to new research ...

Vitamin C and dexamethasone led to significantly lower pain scores after total hip arthroplasty. Both groups experienced significantly higher joint function scores at 2 and 12 weeks postoperatively.