Hip pain can be a silent menace as it affects the ability to walk, sit, sleep or even enjoy leisure time. When medication and therapy fail to work, most patients consider hip replacement surgery. It is important to select the right primary and revision hip replacement surgeon, whether you are having the surgery for the […]
A hip pointer is a deep bruise to the ridge of the bone on the upper outside of the hip, called the iliac crest. This injury results in pain, swelling, and bruises in the hip region. Hip pointers are common in contact sports such as football and basketball where there is a great risk of […]
The femur is the thigh bone whose upper end forms the hip joint and the lower end forms the knee joint. It is the largest bone in the human body and extends from the hip to the knee – this longer part of the bone is called a femoral shaft. This femoral shaft extends has […]