Although estrogen levels shoot up during pregnancy, “there’s an increased calcium demand for the developing fetus,” says Jana M. Davis, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Penn State Bone and Joint ...

Many daily routines can negatively impact your hips—even ones you may not consider. For instance, if you work a desk job, chances are, you likely sit all day and slouch forward over your laptop, which ...

In the healthy hip joint, the upper end of the femur (thighbone) meets the acetabulum to fit together like a ball and socket, in which the ball rotates freely in the socket. Cartilage, a smooth ...

This tough, crescent-shaped cartilage structure lines the rim of the hip socket (called the acetabulum), which is located in the pelvic bone. Also known as the acetabular labrum, this should not be ...