HOSPITALS are to be banned from fitting most metal-on-metal hip replacements after an unacceptably high failure rate of the implants was found in 17,000 patients.

HIP and knee replacement joints that are close to foolproof have been identified.

People who need hip replacements could be able to use cells taken during the procedure to help heal their damaged bones, researchers say.

Waiting times for common elective surgery procedures such as hip and knee replacements are increasing in Victoria, causing some patients to wait longer than a year for treatment in the public hospital system.

Hip and knee replacement joints that are close to foolproof have been identified, in a breakthrough which will help tens of thousands of Australians fitted with dodgy devices.

Hip histories - produced for the Royal College of Surgeons by the History of Science, Technology and Medicine Department at Manchester University - focuses on the patients', engineers' and manufacturers' stories.

Hip joint and knee joint replacements are helping people of all ages live pain- free, active lives. Total Hip Replacement THR and Total Knee Replacement TKR are very successful surgical treatment for arthritis of the hip and knee respectively. Over the last several years hip and knee replacement surgery has evolved to a Minimally Invasive technique. This website details patient information regarding surgical treatments including videos of each treatment.

The hip is the largest joint in the human body. By the time people reach old age, their hip joints have been exposed to a tremendous amount of wear and tear. If the wear is excessive, it can lead to severe pain and stiffness, which make walking difficult. At this point, many people will question whether their quality of life would improve if they were to have hip replacement.

Over the last three centuries, treatment of hip arthritides has evolved from rudimentary surgery to modern total hip arthroplasty (THA), which is considered one of the most successful surgical interventions ever developed. We here review the history of the early hip arthroplasty procedures for hip arthritis that preceded Charley total hip arthroplasty.

This article discusses advances in scientists' efforts to develop brain-controlled prostheses as of December 2013. It highlights the development of bionic limbs controlled by thought to perform tasks such as picking up a cup or holding up a hand. It says some scientists have designed prostheses to take command from the nerve endings that remain after an amputation. It highlights the robotic lower leg developed at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago for amputee Zac Vawter.

The article discusses the development of technology that translates information from the sensors on a prosthetic limb into a series of electrical pulses that interfaces surgically-implanted into a patient can translate into sensations. The technology was developed by Dustin Tyler at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and colleagues and is undergoing trials, one of which involves amputee Igor Spetic, who lost his hand in a workplace accident.

Prosthetic limbs are incredibly valuable to amputees because a prosthesis can help restore some of the capabilities lost with the amputated limb.

For the first time scientists have been able to create a prosthetic hand with a real-time sense of touch.

This article discusses the progress in the development of prosthetic technology. It is stated that prosthetic technology has improved beyond the stick-and-hook designs. The latest prostheses mimic natural limbs in function and responsiveness. And these new designs are useful in everyday tasks, combat missions and running competitions.

Gone are the days of solid rubber prosthetics. From 3D-printed limbs to titanium legs and hands controlled by apps, advances in technology are revolutionising the industry.

This article offers information on prosthetic devices. A prosthetic device is an artificial substitute for a missing part of the body. Limb prostheses, cosmetic prostheses and implanted prostheses are covered in this article.

An improvement in technology, recently outlined in an issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, is extending the leg’s capabilities even further, now allowing amputees to control a range of movements—walking up stairs, rotating an ankle, navigating sloped terrains—just by thinking about doing them.

A new generation of prosthetic devices allows patients to control them with their thoughts.