Hip Replacement Surgery Can Alleviate Your Pain
When hip pain and stiffness make it difficult for you to get out of bed or take a short walk, arthritis may be to blame. The degenerative condition is the leading reason more than 450,000 hip replacement surgeries are performed yearly. “When your normal activities are limited by pain, it’s time to talk to your doctor about hip replacement surgery,” said Brian Lewis, MD, a hip specialist and orthopaedic surgeon at Duke Health.