Additionally, the locking ring is designed with superior pull-out strength. This prevents dislocation of the femoral head.

A positive Ortolani sign is noted if the hip is dislocated, by a characteristic clunk that is felt as the femoral head slides over the posterior rim of the acetabulum and is reduced. [18] The ...

A woman who was born in Leicester was hobbling in pain on the school run” is now embracing a full active life again, thanks to robotic hip surgery with The Circle Health Group at the Meriden Hospital.

acetabulum, and ilium bones, as well as slippage of the left femoral head epiphysis. After genetic testing was carried out, it was found that the patient had a monoallelic inactivation mutations in ...

These are assessments of the conformation of the hip joint. The poorer the fit of the femoral head (“ball”) to the acetabulum (“socket”) the more dysplastic the hip, the lower the score, the less ...

A recent study has uncovered a potential breakthrough in treating osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH), a debilitating bone disease that causes severe pain and joint collapse. Researchers have ...

A draft of President Donald Trump’s budget proposal for the coming fiscal year calls for ending support for Head Start, which provides early childhood education and other services to nearly ...

The hips are your body’s "grand central station." These mobility exercises and stretches will keep them healthy.