So you think you need . . . a total hip replacement - Joint replacement is justifiably regarded as miracle surgery. The ball-and-socket joint parts of the hip, worn away by osteoarthritis, are replaced wi...

Hip replacement and arthritis: - And we finally come to the reader who wanted to know how successful a hip replacement would be in relieving her chronic arthritis. Go for it, chants t...

Bribery: Doctors gifted $100,000 a year to use hip replacement products - Orthopedic surgeons in the US have been receiving bribes of $100,000 and more every year to use special hip and knee replacement products on their pat...

Joint replacement: hidden blood loss - Blood loss during hip- or knee-replacement surgery is far greater than appreciated, according to a UK study. The researchers found that as much as hal...

Blood Thinners: Treatment is too long, and dangerous – just as they pointed out 15 years ago - Doctors still routinely give patients a blood thinner such as warfarin and heparin for six months to treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary emb...

Thrombosis risk on long haul flights higher than thought - A new study has found that as much as 10 per cent of travellers may develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT) on long haul flights. ...

So you think you need . . . a total hip replacement - Safer surgery - * First, avoid surgery by treating your osteoarthritis holistically (see box, p 10). * Think twice if you are under 60. It’s likely that you’ll nee...

DVT: Fly for four hours or more and you double your risk - People who fly long-haul on flights that last more than four hours double their risk of DVT (deep vein thrombosis) or pulmonary embolism, a World Heal...