Hip Posts

Modern Approaches In this situation, “approach” means how the surgeon enters the hip joint. Are they coming in through the… Read More

by Rishi Gogineni, MD

While there are other types of joint replacements, including elbow, shoulder and ankle, I focus on the hip and knee…. Read More

by Chijindu C. Emenari, MD, MBA

Joint surgery isn’t just doing a good procedure. It takes a team of people to do a joint surgery, and… Read More

by David W. Miller, Sr., MD

Why do people get hip and knee replacements? Arthritis, especially osteoarthritis (wear and tear arthritis) is the most common reason… Read More

by Peter Helvie, MD

In sports medicine, we don’t just treat athletes. Sports medicine is the care of anyone who is active, and sports… Read More

by Johnathan Bernard, MD

Hip replacements are one of the most performed orthopedic surgeries, often as a treatment for arthritis. Arthritis affects 91 million… Read More

by Ryan N. Robertson, MD

After you have orthopedic surgery, you may be sent home with instructions on icing the part of your body that… Read More

by OrthoVirginia Team

As 2022 comes to an end, here are the top 10 blogs of the year!

by OrthoVirginia Team

Joint replacements used to be done using averages for all patients, with standard angles and instrumentation. With the new robotic… Read More

by Gregory Tanner, MD

While I’m a spine surgeon, the ideas I talk about in this blog post work for all kinds of surgery,… Read More

by Steven S. Hughes, MD, FAAOS