Hip osteoarthritis causes severe pain and may require artificial hip joint surgery. A Japanese university and a company have developed a long-lasting artificial joint, offering hope to many patients.

Thackray to make artificial hip replacements to his designs.The association ... It was fitted into the top of the thigh-bone and the ball-joint engaged in a hollow dome (an 'acetabular cup ...

After surgery, a decrease in bone density around the femur can increase the risk of fractures and loosening of the artificial joint, necessitating hip revision surgery." Yohei Ohyama, lead author ...