Patient Stories: Hips

Yoga Without Pain
Kathleen never envisioned herself slowing down as she got older. A yoga instructor and massage therapist, she also did aerobics, ran, biked, and rode horses. Then she started noticing pain deep in her groin. Told she had severe arthritis in her left hip and needed a hip replacement, Kathleen put it off.    » read more    »video      

Suffering from hip pain?
"The pain became so intense that I had a difficult time walking the 40 feet from the elevator to my office," says Elaine. The experience sent her on a journey to change her life.    » read more    »video      

A big change from a small place.
"The Mini-Incision hip replacement procedure changed my life," says Gerald, a sales representative from Staten Island, New York.    » read more    »video      

Facing fears has big rewards.
"Replacement surgery to me, was a very, very scary thing, but I was able to go through it. Rehab was difficult. It was a struggle. But now I can play with my grandchildren, and I have far, far, less pain."    »video    »audio   

Ready to go!
"Before the surgery, I couldn't do the things that I enjoy, I was in so much pain. But now, I'm mobile again!"    »video    »audio   

From hesitant to gung-ho.
"Well, when the surgery was first suggested to me, I was quite hesitant. I was frightened that I might not wake up. However, the doctor was very, very good. He explained everything, and when the surgery was all over, it was perfect. I wouldn't hesitate a moment next time, not a moment."    »video    »audio   

Back to the great outdoors.
"I was in a tremendous amount of pain for many years and I couldn't eliminate the pain. Tried medications and other procedures - nothing worked. Decided to go through with the hip replacement, so I could go outside and do the things I love doing, like gardening, and taking care of my animals, and all of the outside work I love."    »video    »audio   

An Active Woman
Maybe it was the teen-age nights spent roller skating. Or it could have been the decades as a custodian cleaning up after schoolchildren or even an old, forgotten injury from seasons of softball.    » read more

A Real Hipster
Gordon is just happy to be able to do the simple things in life, such as taking long walks, going for a short drive or even going back to doing what he does best -- teaching physical education at McGraw School.    » read more

Implant Technology
St. Vincent's Medical Center was the first hospital in Northeast Florida to implant Durasul, a new hip replacement technology, on a patient.    » read more

First in New York
Dr. Jan Koenig, Director of Orthopedics at Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Center, Long Island, performed the first implant in New York today (July 13, 1999) of the new Durasul hip replacement, which promises to reduce the need for future replacement surgeries.    » read more

Hip Implants Restore Activity for Fighter Pilot, Octogenarian
Whether you’re a fighter pilot, anxious to get back into the cockpit, or a 79 year-old who wants to travel and walk his dogs, artificial hip implants can make it possible.    » read more

New Hip Repair Promises Durability
Karen of Bracken County this month became one of the first Americans to get the latest-version hip replacement system, a newly approved design that promises to last at least twice as long as typical implants.    » read more

New Generation of Hip Replacements
Robert had to face the inevitable: He needed surgery. The pain in his hip was so great it awakened him every night.    » read more

Metasul Gives Man Big Relief
That’s quite a relief after enduring five years of pain. “My hip would always hurt when I woke up,” David said. “It would snap, crackle and pop all the way to breakfast.”    » read more

Hip Patient Still Kicking
Fifty-five-year-old Bill, who has studied martial arts for over 43 years, needed a hip that would help keep him kicking.    » read more