Hip Replacement Surgery: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

... In the last ten years, huge gains have been made in using "minimally invasive surgery" (MIS) for hip replacements. Those patients, who qualify for this type of surgery, no longer have to endure the pain from "open" surgeries where the orthopaedic surgeon had to make large incisions, up to six inches long. MIS has fewer complications in a number of ways. [click link for full article] ...