NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- When you think of hip replacement, you probably picture an elderly person having surgery after taking a nasty fall. But young people can also need hip replacement because of a ...

NEW HAVEN — The hip requires a well-formed ball and socket to keep us walking, standing and bending without pain, but without good blood flow, the head of the femur — the ball in the joint — can crack ...

Researchers at TU Wien have developed a new way to grow cartilage from stem cells and guide it into basically any shape required. The breakthrough could lead to better ways to patch up injuries.

Scientists from Imperial College London have successfully converted human embryonic stem cells into cartilage cells, offering encouragement that replacement cartilage could one day be grown for ...

Stem cell therapy offers a minimally invasive alternative to joint replacement surgery, with recovery times of just one to two weeks compared to months for major surgery Clinical studies show varying ...

Daniel Wiznia, an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Yale School of Medicine, is developing a new stem cell-based preventative treatment for patients at risk of a hip collapse.

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Dr. Daniel Wiznia An X-ray of a femoral head (the ball at the top of the femur) that has collapsed from osteonecrosis, because of a lack of blood supply. NEW HAVEN — The hip requires a well-formed ...