More Information on the Hip

Latest News
Higher Education Boosts Knee, Hip Replacement Rate (09/28/2006, HealthDay)

Overviews
Joint Replacement Surgery and You (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
Questions and Answers about Hip Replacement (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
What Is a Hip Replacement?  (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
Hip Replacement  (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Taking Care of Your Hip (American Physical Therapy Association)
Total Hip Replacement (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Total Hip Replacement: Relieve Pain, Improve Mobility (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Pictures/Diagrams
Total Hip (Food and Drug Administration)
Total Hip Replacement (Arthritis Foundation) - Requires media player

Diagnosis/Symptoms
Hip Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians)
MR Imaging (MRI): Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
Radiography (X-Ray) - Bone (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)

Treatment
Revision Hip Surgery (Arthritis Foundation) - Requires media player

Prevention/Screening
Calcium Supplements (National Osteoporosis Foundation)

Rehabilitation/Recovery
MedlinePlus: Mobility Aids - Canes, crutches, walkers, wheelchairs
Physical Therapy for Hip Problems (UpToDate)
Activities After a Hip Replacement (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Hip Replacement - Physical Therapy  (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Total Hip Replacement Exercise Guide (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Specific Conditions
Fracture of the Pelvis (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Hip Bursitis (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Hip Dislocation (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Hip Fracture (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Hip Labral Tear (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Hip Strains (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Inflammatory Arthritis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
Osteoarthritis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Osteonecrosis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS) (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Snapping Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Transient Osteoporosis of the Hip (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Related Issues
Anesthesia for Hip and Knee Surgery (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Deep Vein Thrombosis (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Hip Implants (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Information for Patients - Office Visit Tips (American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons)
Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Preparing for Joint Replacement Surgery (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) 
Recovering from a Hip Fracture: What You Should Know (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Your Joint Replacement, Urological Procedures, and Antibiotics (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Organizations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Statistics
Falls and Hip Fractures among Older Adults (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control) 
Hip Replacements: 1999 to 2003 (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

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