For the first year and a half of Krystal Collins Bivens' life, she was either in traction or encased in a body cast. Thirty years later, she is an active, healthy mother-to-be who is a Web site ...

Hip dysplasia in children and babies is a condition where the “ball-and-socket” hip joint is not properly formed. Generally, the preferred term for this condition is developmental dysplasia of the hip ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip is one of the leading causes of disability among elderly men and women. This progressive joint disease involves multiple factors, including genes, age, gender, hormones, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Hip replacements have helped millions of older Americans stay active in life and now doctors want to intervene even earlier. For the first time in nearly 4 years, Kelcy Mackell ...

Young patients undergoing hip surgery who have a shallower hip bone socket are at risk for a repeat operation, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports ...

Hip dysplasia is when the ball and socket of your hip joint don’t fit together as they should. Usually, the ball-shaped end of your upper thigh bone (femur) fits neatly into a socket in your pelvis ...