The current long-term success of total hip replacement (THR) surgery has led to the observation by Coventry[1] that “total hip replacement, indeed, might be the orthopaedic operation of the century... Read More

Partial knee replacements are a form of knee arthroplasty that doesn’t replace the entire knee (the femoral condyles, tibial plateau, and patella). These surgical interventions include the... Read More

Treatment for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) aims to reduce pain, maintain or im­prove function, and, where possible, to slow the progress of the underlying disease. Although no medication has yet... Read More

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a noninflammatory form of arth­ritis. A common misconception is that OA is due solely to wear and tear, since OA is typically a disease of persons in the sixth decade and... Read More

In order to develop patient-focused evidence-based recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, the Osteo­arth­ritis Research Society International (OARSI) convened a panel of... Read More